Yilan Prison escapee arrested in TaipeiBy Chiang Chih-hsiung and Hollie Younger / Staff reporter, with staff writerAn inmate who went on the run while on medical parole from Yilan Prison was arrested last night in Taipei’s Wenshan District (文山), the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office and police said today. Yilan Prison is pictured in an undated photograph. Photo: Chiang Chih-hsiung, Taipei TimesHuang began his sentence at Yilan Prison in April last year and was released on medical parole on Oct. 7 due to illness. Huang failed to maintain regular contact and report to the prison as required during his parole, Yilan Prison said. Police said they immediately arrested Huang and reported him to the prison and prosecutors.


Source:   Taipei Times
January 14, 2026 06:19 UTC