Prison Disaster Factors: A Case Study of Taipei Prison

Abstract

Prisons have always been considered self-sufficient, and government disaster response plans at all levels rarely mention prisons. Prisons may face emergencies such as earthquakes, floods, fires, prison escapes, or riots. Prisons are located in various disaster potential areas. If prepared, the safety of prison inmates can be secured. If it is not handled properly, society can be threatened. Through a literature review, TELES and SESS earthquake loss estimation system, and other methods, we sorted out three disaster risk factors, personnel risk, equipment risk, and management risk. In the safety part of facilities, old buildings, old prison walls, insufficient monitoring facilities, and insufficient prison space need to be included. The management aspect includes the potential of adjacent disasters. Insufficient regional and disaster prevention materials, medical materials, and connections with surrounding resources need to be solved.

Keywords

• prison
• TELES
• SESS
• disaster
• risk