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What's News
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Nantou Detention Center Cares for Local Students by Donating Scholarships to Support Disadvantaged Youth in Their Education
To embody the spirit of correctional institutions caring for the community and giving back to society, the Nantou Detention Center of the Agency of Corrections, Ministry of Justice, has actively promoted rehabilitation and the reintegration of inmates into society. In line with this mission, the center's Employee Consumer Cooperative has remained true to its commitment to public welfare by consistently supporting the educational needs of disadvantaged students in nearby schools. Each year, the Nantou Detention Center Employee Consumer Cooperative allocates special funds from its public welfare budget to donate scholarships for underprivileged students at nearby Jiahe Elementary School and Nangang Junior High School. This year was no exception, with three scholarships awarded to each school. Each selected student received a grant of NT$2,000 to help alleviate financial difficulties and support their continued education. This year’s donation was personally delivered by Cooperative Manager Mr. Lan Shih-Hsiung to both schools. The scholarships were received by Principal Mr. Chen Kuo-Chun of Nangang Junior High School and Principal Ms. Chen Hsiu-Ling of Jiahe Elementary School, who both expressed their heartfelt gratitude for the long-standing care and generosity shown by the Nantou Detention Center. The Nantou Detention Center stated that it will continue to uphold the philosophy of “taking from society and giving back to society,” making good use of cooperative resources to invest in local charitable causes. Through meaningful actions and sincere concern, the center hopes to bring warmth to students in need and contribute more positive energy to society.
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Nantou Detention Center Holds Refuge Ceremony for 108 Inmates
On February 20, Nantou Detention Center, in collaboration with the Fo Guang Shan Compassion Foundation, held the "Ksitigarbha Blessing and Three Jewels Refuge Ceremony." Presided over by Venerable Hui Long of Qingde Temple, the ceremony saw 108 inmates formally take refuge in Buddhism. Director Huang Shengxiong encouraged the participants to cherish this opportunity, choose the right path, and embrace a brighter future. Venerable Yilai emphasized that Buddhism teaches repentance and rebirth, reminding inmates that everyone has the potential to transform their lives. He shared Venerable Master Hsing Yun’s 2025 blessing: "Move forward, and the path will open; light is within reach." The ceremony included a repentance ritual and a Ksitigarbha water blessing, symbolizing spiritual purification. Each inmate received prayer beads as a reminder to uphold mindfulness and practice good deeds, kind words, and positive thoughts. Nantou Detention Center actively promotes religious counseling, using Buddhist teachings to guide inmates toward self-reflection, discipline, and renewal. The center hopes this ceremony inspires them to face the past, cherish the present, and build a future with wisdom and courage.
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Nantou Detention Center holds a chess competition for inmates to promote physical and mental development and positive interaction
To promote the physical and mental wellbeing of inmates and provide quality recreational activities, the Nantou Detention Center recently holds a chess competition. The event attracted enthusiastic participation from many inmates. On the competition stage, players exhibited intense focus, creating an atmosphere that was both tense and filled with camaraderie. This activity not only provided inmates a way to relieve stress but also enhanced their logical thinking and patience through the intellectual challenges of chess. The chess competition was conducted over multiple rounds, with each match serving as a test of intellect and chess skills. Inmates engaged in mutual learning and showcased their abilities, making the competition a stimulating exchange of ideas. Throughout the matches, participants demonstrated strategic planning skills and learned to think calmly while showing respect for their opponents. Ultimately, the detention center awarded prizes to the winners as recognition of their achievements. The director of the Nantou Detention Center stated that the goal of this chess competition was to offer inmates a healthy and positive activity platform, helping them cultivate patience and perseverance while fostering interaction and communication among them. Chess, as an intellectual game, allows inmates to train their minds, avoid accumulating agitation, and achieve emotional stability. Participating inmates expressed that playing chess helped them calm down, providing a space for self-reflection in a high-pressure environment. They learned to make decisions under stress, a skill that would be beneficial for their future work and life after reintegration into society. Since last year, the Nantou Detention Center has been actively planning a variety of recreational and cultural activities for this year. Through these activities, the center aims to guide inmates in building self-confidence and learning interpersonal skills and attitudes. In the future, the detention center will continue to organize various activities to help inmates cultivate a positive mindset and strengthen their mental resilience, preparing them for a successful return to society. This chess competition not only provided inmates with an opportunity to relieve stress but also fostered deeper bonds among them. It represents another successful practice in the detention cente r's efforts to educate and rehabilitate inmates.
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Business Condition
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Improved meals and care
Improved meals and careThe detainees' main and supplemental meals are given in specific quantity as stipulated by regulations. If processing facilities result in profit, a percentage of it is allocated to supplement meal budget and to form a meal improvement team that meets regularly every month. Additional dishes are provided during year-end and holidays. The meal design takes into consideration both sanitation and nutrition to maintain the health of the detainees.
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Provide health, medical, and preventive care
Provide health, medical, and preventive care To ensure detainees remain healthy, the sanitation of the environment and medical care work are important. The center condusts regularly scheduled disinfections. Additionally, Chest x-rays, health check-ups, and other preventive measures are administered to the detainees every season. For illnesses, the center has internal and surgical departments, optometry, ear, nose, and throat, dentistry, and Chinese medicine departments staffed with medical doctors. New medical equipment is constantly being added to ensure the physical and mental well being of the detainees.
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Promote cultural and leisure activities
Promote cultural and leisure activities Detainees may be irritable during the litigation or imprisonment period. Proper cultural and leisure activities can stabilize their moods.We have televisions, karaoke machines, entertainment programs, and scheduled concerts to entertain the inmates and uplift their spirits.
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Boost enlightenment guidance
Boost enlightenment guidance The center’s enlightenment guidance combines teaching and admonishment with education to aggressively inspire detainees’ conscience and inner abilities, cultivate a law-abiding spirit, change their attitude, and rebuild their normal characters. The program is conducted with: 1.Individual guidance – Center’s management personnel engage in conversation with at least three to five persons and document the conversations to assist counseling review. 2. Group guidance – gather all the detainees together or in groups to teach and cultivate proper moral values to improve their character and conduct. 3. Category guidance- counseling based on type and nature of crime committed to cultivate law-abiding habits so they can become positive citizens. 4. Religious guidance – Christian, Catholic, Buddhist, and other religious groups are invited to the Center at least once a week for religious counseling that cleanses the soul and thereby the mind.
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Life management measure
Life management measure The center uses an artistic and humanized management method based on the principles of "lenient care and strict discipline" and " management is service and service is management" . Affection, patience, and care are used to achieve the administrative management's goal of assisting detainees in developing self-respect, self-love and law abiding sentiments.
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