Screams for help at China's secret 'black jails' - 27 Apr 09



In this Aug. 4, 2009 photo, a 20-year-old petitioner from Anhui province waits to speak to police after she claimed she had been raped at a black jail in Beijing. Activists said more than a dozen illegal detention centers, known as "black jails" exist in Beijing.

This Aug. 4, 2009 photo shows the entrance to the Juyuan Guesthouse, which contains a large store room crammed with bunk beds and old blankets and is used as a "black jail" in Beijing. Activists said more than a dozen illegal detention centers known as "black jails" exist in Beijing.

This Aug. 4, 2009 photo shows bunk beds in a room in a "black jail" in Beijing. Activists said more than a dozen illegal detention centers known as "black jails" exist in Beijing.