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Photographs have been published on social media claiming to show life inside the jail where the wife of the disgraced top Chinese leader Bo Xilai is serving a life sentence for murder.
Chinese prison denies shutting outdoor recreation area after wife of disgraced official Bo Xilai moved into the jail
The pictures posted on WeChat are said to be of Yancheng prison in Hebei province where Bo’s wife Gu Kailai is incarcerated.

Yancheng is among jails in China dubbed by the media “luxury prisons” that often house officials jailed for corruption and other offences.
The pictures were published under the account name Sword of Changan Avenue, which often provides exclusive information about the work of the government’s Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission.

The account claimed that the photographs were taken on Thursday afternoon.
The photographs show images of the daily life of prisoners, including their beds, the canteen and hospital. Some seem freshly taken and others old.

Gu was originally given a suspended death sentence for the killing of the British businessman Neil Heywood over a business dispute in 2011. Her sentence was later commuted to life in jail.
Her husband Bo, the former Communist Party chief in Chongqing, was jailed for life for corruption and abuse of power.

Yancheng prison released a statement this week denying that a recreation area at the jail was closed after Gu’s arrival.
The allegation was made in a magazine article about another prisoner at the jail. The prison said the area had been temporarily shut for renovation work.

Hotel-style prison awaits China’s Bo Xilai
The jail is directly controlled by the Ministry of Justice.
Bo is serving his sentence at a similar prison, Qincheng near Beijing.



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Revealed: photos claim to show life inside China’s ‘luxury prison’ holding jailed wife of disgraced leader Bo Xilai

A picture showing a running race allegedly held at the jail. Photo: SCMP Pictures

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Chinese prison denies shutting outdoor recreation area after wife of disgraced official Bo Xilai moved into the jail

Gu Kailai and her husband Bo Xilai pictured before their convictions for murder and corruption. Photo: Reuters

Hotel-style prison awaits China’s Bo Xilai

Former Chinese political star Bo Xilai (centre) stands in a courtroom in Jinan wearing a pair of handcuffs. Photo: AFP

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Images published on a social media account were allegedly taken inside Yancheng prison where Gu Kailai is serving a life sentence for murder


Revealed: photos claim to show life inside China’s ‘luxury prison’ holding jailed wife of disgraced leader Bo Xilai

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Images published on a social media account were allegedly taken inside Yancheng prison where Gu Kailai is serving a life sentence for murder