People who received relatively short sentences for criminal offences were either imprisoned in the Consular Gaol in the consulate or in either Ward Road Gaol or Amoy Road Gaol, both run by the Shanghai Municipal Council.
People who received short prison terms for crimes were held in Consular Gaol under the consulate or at Ward Road Gaol and Amoy Road Gaol, both of which fall under the jurisdiction of the Shanghai Municipal Council.