Authorized by the Ministry of Justice, Taichung Prison holds male inmates serving prison sentence, including:

• The ones enforced by Taichung Branch, Taiwan High Prosecutors Office and Taiwan Taichung District Prosecutors Office.
• The ones sentenced to more than five years imprisonment enforced by Taiwan Miaoli District Prosecutors office.

In addition, the prison holds other male inmates, including those:

• Need dialysis, or with psychosis or pulmonary tuberculosis District Prosecutors Office.
• With critical illness.
• Receive rehabilitation treatment.
• Meet the requirements of Operation Directions for Inmate Transfe.

Affiliated facilities:

• Skills Training Institution – Offers training courses for baking, caring service, local cuisine and computer skills.
• Taichung Branch Prison – Taichung Detention Center is entrusted at the place of Taichung Prison's branch to hold inmates sentenced to incarceration for less than 7 years.
• Miaoli Branch Prison – Miaoli Detention Center is entrusted at the place of Taichung Prison's branch to hold inmates sentenced to incarceration for less than 5 years.
• Nantou Branch Prison – Nantou Detention Center is entrusted at the place of Taichung Prison's branch to hold inmates sentenced to incarceration for less than 5 years.
• Nantun Branch Prison – Taichung Rehab Institution is entrusted at the place of Taichung Prison's branch to hold inmates sentenced to incarceration for less than 7 years.
• Taichung Open Branch Prison – Taichung Prison operates and holds inmates selected by the Ministry of Justice under Statue of Open Prisons Article 4.  The work-flow, procedures, conditions, examination guidelines, and other binding matters for notification shall be prescribed by the Ministry of Justice.