It is also an appointed prison in Shanghai to hold foreign male criminals and has detainees from around 40 countries.

[13] Peter Humphrey, a British private investigator, spent nine months at Qingpu Prison during a 23-month incarceration in China.

[13] He was put to jail due to his "illegal acquisition of personal information" according to Shanghai No.1 Intermediate Court's sentence after arrested during an investigation into a high-rank employee's bribery in China paid by GlaxoSmithKline headquarter.

Before Peter Humphrey and his wife finished the investigation, the Chinese police arrested them due to the company's bribery across China.

[14] Qingpu Prison made global headlines in December 2019 after a London family discovered a plea for help written in a Christmas card purchased from British supermarket chain Tesco.

[17] A couple of days after the message was discovered, China's Foreign Ministry spokesmen Geng Shuang denied forced labour accusations, saying: "I can responsibly say, according to the relevant organs, Qingpu prison does not have this issue of foreign prisoners being forced to work."

[18] Chen Yunbiao, General Manager of Zhejiang Yunguang Printing, said to state-owned television CCTV, "On hearing the news, I was very shocked, because we had never done that.

He added that according to the contract, their foreign customers could even examine their computers to ensure their transparency and had random check on employee rights.

[19] A former inmate from Lithuania has come forward and confirmed allegations of forced labor and mistreatment as well as a coverup following the Christmas card being discovered in the UK.