(Clearwisdom.net) Liaoyang City Huazi Prison is now named Liaoyang No. 1 Prison. From September 2004 to May 15, 2005, three practitioners, Fan Xuejun, Zhou Dewei, and Hua Shuangyu, were tortured to death.

1. Three practitioners Die from Torture

In May 2004, after Li Chengxin and Xu Changhai, the executive general director and deputy director of the third ward of Huazi Prison, came back from Beijing, they organized a group called the "Education and Reform Core Group" that consisted of five guards. They isolated and brainwashed practitioners in turn. In the beginning, they focused on the practitioners whose terms would end soon. They forced them to watch videos during the day, and then in the evening they brainwashed, threatened and tried to deceive them. If a practitioner refused to "transform," they would extend his or her term using the excuse that "The practitioner may read and pass along Falun Dafa articles." They used numerous methods to force practitioners to abandon their beliefs. This kind of brainwashing was later expanded to include every practitioner, especially in July 2004. During this time, every window and door of every room on the third ward was closed and curtained. Two inmates were assigned to monitor each practitioner. The guards persuaded the inmates to cooperate in persecuting the steadfast practitioners by tempting them with reduced terms. The persecution always lasted until midnight, and then the practitioners had to sleep on the cold ground.

In February 2004, Huazi Prison ordered the Second Ward to produce 60,000 yuan worth of labor by the end of year. That began the forced labor persecution of the practitioners. At the end of February, practitioners Bai Heguo, Li Wensong, Liu Shiwei, and Zheng Xianzhi were transferred to the "sewing team." Some of them were sent to make flower handicrafts, and some were sent to do hard labor in other wards. Mr. Fan Xuejun, 32, a practitioner from Shenyang City, was sent to the Ninth Ward to do hard labor. Huazi Prison belongs to a medium-size cement plant - Huazi Xinsheng Cement Plant. At around 11:00 a.m. on September 12, the guards said that Fan Xuejun had committed suicide by jumping into the cement silo. But according to insiders, the guards had incited prisoners to push him off the cement silo. Eyewitnesses saw the state of Fan Xuejun's body: his skull was smashed, there was a hole in his back, and on his thigh was a long cut. It was said that he had gone on a hunger strike before his death.

Photo 1: Cement silos that are used to store cement. Fan Xuejun fell from a silo like one of these. They are about 180 feet high

Photo 2: Entrance of Huazi Prison Xinsheng Cement Plant

Photo 3: Bags of cement made by Huazi Xinsheng Cement Plant

Photo 4: Inmates loading bags of cement

Photo 5: Loading truck with the license plate "Liao K30553"

Photo 6: A glimpse of the Huazi Xinsheng Cement Plant

Zhou Dewei, an engineer, was severely tortured in Huazi Prison and released on bail for medical treatment. He died one month after the death of Fan Xuejun.

2. Inciting inmates to torture practitioners

In the Third Ward of Huazi Prison, the inmates often tortured practitioners. The prison guards were blind to what happened, and the inmates became more brutal. On February 24, 2003, Qu Deren, 61, a practitioner from Shenyang City, wrote down the facts of the persecution. The inmate assigned to monitor him reported what Mr. Qu had done. Prison guard Shang Xiaoguang told the inmate to grab the paper. The head of the inmates, whose nickname is Er Binzi, could not snatch it from Qu Deren's hands. When Qu Deren stuffed it into his mouth and tried to swallow it, inmate Wang Xingwei punched his cheeks and knocked out four teeth. Later, three of his other teeth also fell out. Inmate Yao Guochen punched his neck, and Zhou Hui held his head. Now all of Mr. Qu's upper teeth are loosened, and a front tooth sticks out even when he closes his mouth.

In April 2004, practitioner Liu Shiwei was put in solitary confinement because he refused to do hard labor. His hands and feet were cuffed together in a bowed position for a week. After he came back to the cell, the head of the inmates, Zhang Hengquan, ordered two other inmates to beat him. His eyes subsequently swelled shut. On April 23, inmate Zhou Haifeng beat three practitioners who refused to perform slave labor.

In June 2004, seven practitioners were sent to other wards. They were very weak due to a long-term hunger strike. The guards disappeared and let the inmates torture the practitioners. Zeng Xianzhi, who is over 50, is a practitioner from Shenyang City, and was brutally beaten by inmates. Tan Siqiu, over 50, who had been on a hunger strike before and suffered from polio, was told to sweep the floor in the dining hall. He did not follow the order, so the inmates brutally grabbed his head and thrust it against the wall. Ren Xiaobei, who had been on a hunger strike before, was brutally tortured. He could barely walk, and other people carried him to the prison health center. Wang Limin, who had been on a hunger strike before, was slapped on the face by inmates in the education center because he refused to count off. Wang Jiangning, a practitioner from Shenyang City, who had been on a hunger strike for a long time, was extremely weak and frail, but the police still refused to release him.

Police often incited inmates to "transform" practitioners. Different brainwashing methods were used on different practitioners. They gradually learned the likes and fears of the practitioners, and then they focused on the practitioners' weaknesses to destroy their beliefs. Guard Wang Jianjun made careful observations every day to assess the practitioners' feelings and reactions.

In June 2003, practitioner Cao Yang, who was sentenced to seven years and who once went astray, read Teacher's new articles and then wrote a solemn declaration to void those statements. He also passed the articles to other practitioners, and it awoke several practitioners, so the guard sent him to solitary confinement. He was detained there for over two months, and his prison term was illegally extended by three more years. For those who gave up their beliefs, the guards recognized them as "advanced members of labor reform" and commuted their sentences.

3. Harassing Family Members during Their Visits

Huazi Prison's guards are afraid of their actions being exposed, so only immediate relatives are allowed to visit the prisoners. The inmates normally have meals with their families and talk face-to-face. Practitioners, however, were only allowed to communicate through a thick glass using the intercom. An inmate assigned to monitor the conversation stood behind each practitioner, and the prison guards sat in the observation room monitoring all the conversations. If they heard any sensitive words, they stopped the visit at once. All the sealed packages from the families were subjected to inspection, and homemade food was not allowed.

Photo 7: Entrance to the reception room

On August 27, 2004, the mother of practitioner Liu Hongchang was found to have brought him some of Teacher's articles. He was not allowed to have visitors for several months and was also sent to solitary confinement. Before this, the same thing happened to practitioner Jing Yu and his mother. Guard Hui Huaihao detected the transaction. Afterwards, no visitors were allowed for Jing Yu for six months.

On April 27, 2005, practitioner Jing Yu, who had been in the hospital for tuberculosis, told his family about his health. Guard Shang Xiaoguang accused him of being dissatisfied with the prison conditions and retained the paper stating his illness. Jing Yu has had an advanced case of TB since he was arrested in March 2002. The Shenyang Detention Center used an excuse relating to the relocation of the Shenyang Dabei Prison to claim that their medical equipment was not working properly, and covered up Mr. Jing's physical condition. Jiang Yu was consequently imprisoned. After this Spring festival, Jing's TB had further worsened and he was coughing up blood. On May 31, his family members were worried and visited him. After exchanging only a couple of words, prison guard Wang Jianjun walked out of the observation room. When he searched Jing's mother's bag, Jing's sister protested. Wang Jianjun said, "I suspect that you have a video camera in your bag" and stopped the visit at once. The guards in the Third Ward were so arrogant that even the other guards despise them.

Furthermore, some practitioners did not receive their milk powder, stamps, and other parcels on time from their families. It is possible that the prison guards withheld them.

Currently, there are more than 40 practitioners in the Third Ward of Huazi Prison. All practitioners have refused to do the slave labor, and the environment has seemed to improve. There is no more forced labor, and the guards seldom mention the word "reform." All practitioners there understand where their mission lies.

Prison address: Huajia Village, Huazi Town, Dengta City, Liaoning Province, Zip code 111312
Executive General Inspector Li Chengxin: 86-419-8540053 (Office), 86-419-8540095-2095 (Office)
Deputy Supervisor Xu Changhai
Deputy Division Chief Li Dahai
Team Chiefs Wang Jianjun, Hui Huaihao, and Zheng Xiaofei
General Party Secretary Shang Xiaoguang: 86-419-8540144 (Office)
Prison political director Wang Qi: 86-419-8540031 (Office), 86-13604996891 (Cell)

Warden of the Prison Zhao Yushan: 86-419-8540001-2001
Deputy Wardens Chen Zhongguo, Sun Bo, Shen Zequn
Prison Hospital Chief Ge: 86-419-8540102-2102
Monitor officer Wang Qingbin
Clerks Luo Fusheng andYu Changfa
Bailiff Xu Weimin: 86-419-8140023