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PRISONS The island is primarily noted as the place of past and current Prison s and Penal Colonies . Green Island first served as an isolated spot and place of Exile for Political Prisoner s during the Martial Law period of Taiwanese History during Kuomintang Single-party Rule (especially during the White Terror ). After their release, many of the prisoners jailed between the late 1940s and the late 1980s went on to establish the Democratic Progressive Party , most notably Shih Ming-teh . Author Bo Yang was also a prisoner here. The place where most of the political prisoners were held was the Green Island Lodge (Lǜ Dǎo Shānzhuāng), where conditions were horrible. Oasis Village was the main penal colony. The prison was later closed, but its interior is not open to the public. There is a current movement to restore the prison and preserve it as a Museum . The Green Island Prison (Lǜ Jiānyú) is also on the island and now houses some prisoners that are perceived to be amongst Taiwan's most dangerous criminals and gangsters. However, this has changed in recent years. The island is the natural habitat for deer, goats, Chameleon s, giant bats, and Coconut Crab s as well as indigenous and migratory birds. In 1995, less than half of the registered 2,634 residents of the island actually reside on the island. The population is dwindling due to difficulty to find jobs on the island. There are two preschools, one kindergarten, two elementary schools, and one middle school on the island. To pursue any education at or higher than the level of senior high school, the islanders must move to the main island of Taiwan. Public service centres include one seniors' home, one library, and one community centre. It once belonged to the Ami Taiwanese Aborigine s, under the name ''Sanasai''. It was called "Fire-Burned Island (火燒島 Huǒshāo Dǎo; or, 火燒嶼 Huoshao Yu) before renamed to ''Green Island'' in August 1, 1949 by Huang Shih-hung (黃式鴻), the magistrate of Taitung at the time, who thought that the former name was unrefined. The villages and the settlements (聚落) they administer are:
The following abandoned aboriginal tribal settlements also belong to Gongguan Village:
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