北京监狱(京师模范监狱,以下称北京监狱)是晚清政府按照当时国际一流的监狱标准设计并建造的,与旧式封建监狱相比,着重考虑了对罪犯的居住、活动、卫生等条件的改善,对整个民国时期监狱的发展起到了重要的示范作用。一、北京监狱罪犯的居住状况作为清末民初的中央监狱,北京监狱从设计到施工均受到了当时统治者的高度重视。时任法务大 The Beijing Prisons (Beijing Model Prison, hereinafter referred to as Beijing Prisons) were designed and built by the late Qing government in accordance with the world-class prison standards of the time. Compared with the old feudal prison, the Beijing Prisons focused on the improvement of conditions of residence, activities and sanitation of prisoners , Played an important role in the development of prisons throughout the Republic of China. I. Living Conditions of Prisoners in Beijing As the central prison in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, the Beijing Prisons received great attention from the rulers at that time from design to construction. When the legal big