Brief History of The Taipei Juvenile Detention House , Agency of Corrections , Ministry of Justice

Established on 1 July 1971, Taipei Juvenile Detention House , Agency of Corrections , Ministry of Justice was originally located next to the old site of TaipeiDetention House at Aiguo East Road, Taipei City. In 1974, construction of the present building was startedin order to expand the Detention House and enhance the facilities to accommodate increasing numbers of juvenile inmates. The Detention House was moved to the new location on 30 April 1978, with a maximum capacity of 500 inmates. The Detention House is under the jurisdiction of the Taiwan High Prosecutors Office. In May 1998, the Drug Rehabilitation Place was added to the Detention House  after the announcement of Drug Prevention and Control Act.