GUANGZHOU: The prison network in Guangdong will be redeveloped in a bid to boost security and resolve logistical problems, an official said yesterday.

Fan Xiliang, from the provincial prison administration, told China Daily that by the end of next year, Guangdong will have a total of 26 prisons: 13 in the Pearl River Delta region, six in the north, three in the east, and four in the west.

"The majority of the province's existing prisons will be expanded, while those in remote areas will be relocated to urban areas to make them more accessible," he said.