Identification
This archive collects the verified source record for the case of Yang Jie (杨洁）, the Falun Gong practitioner from Hangzhou, Zhejiang (born 1961), sentenced to two years and ten months in prison in December 2024 and documented as released in September 2026. This profile is distinct from the separate case of Yang Jie from Zhongwei, Ningxia (born 1970), sentenced to six years in May 2023 and documented as in prison; the two cases must not be conflated.
Person profile: Yang Jie (Zhejiang) (杨洁) — Political Prisoner Profile
Case chronology (as documented by the sources below)
- 1999–2023 — repeated detentions; two-year labor-camp term from June 2001; six-year sentence from April 2005; five-year sentence from November 2012 (released November 2017); two-year-and-eight-month sentence from October 2018 (released around April–May 2021). (Source: Minghui case file.)
- Late November 2023 — arrested by police of the Xihu District branch of the Hangzhou Public Security Bureau; placed in custody. (Sources: CHRD record; Minghui case file.)
- August 9, 2024 — tried by the Xihu District Court; no verdict that day. (Sources: CHRD record; Minghui case file.)
- December 2024 — the Xihu District Court sentences her to two years and ten months; she appeals. (Sources: CHRD record for the sentence; Minghui case file for the appeal.)
- August 31, 2026 — the Rights Defense Network’s Issue 131 monthly report lists 杨洁 in the group sentenced to 2 years and 10 months.
- September 2026 — the CHRD record lists her as released, with the sentence term ending. (Source: CHRD record, updated October 6, 2026.)
Source records
- Chinese Human Rights Defenders, Database of Prisoners of Conscience in Mainland China — record poc_y_00228 for 杨洁 / Yang Jie (record updated October 6, 2026). Documents: name, sex, birth year, province/city, education, former employer, practitioner status, arrest (2023-11), trial (2024-08-09), sentencing (2024-12), two-year-ten-month term ending 2026-09, and “Released” status; charge and detention facility recorded as unknown. https://tenchu.org/pocd/public/pocs/3956
- Minghui case file for 杨洁 (updated December 22, 2024). Documents her persecution history from 1999 through December 2024, including the 2005, 2012, and 2018 sentences, the 2023 arrest, the 2024 trial, and the 2024 two-year-ten-month sentence and appeal. https://library.minghui.org/victim/i30946.htm
- Rights Defense Network (维权网）, Issue 131 monthly report (August 31, 2026). Lists 杨洁 in the “判刑 2 年 10 个月，5 人” band and in the pinyin-ordered in-custody index (which carries the 杨洁 / 杨洁（浙江） pair). https://www.chinahrc.org/content/43092/ (English edition at chinatruth.net, same content.)
Gaps and limitations
No court judgment or indictment is publicly available; the charge is recorded as unknown. The detention facility is not stated in any source. The outcome of the December 2024 appeal is not documented in the sources reviewed. The September 2026 release is recorded by CHRD only; no official confirmation was located. No state-media or official PRC coverage of the individual case was located.