前漢少府所轄官署眾多，數目為諸卿中之首位，所設之中都官獄數量也最多，本文利用文獻與都邑考古、簡牘、印章、封泥、磚瓦等資料，考其名稱，辨其原委，以呈顯少府所轄中都官獄之面貌。前漢中都官獄有三十六、二十六與二十四所之說，目前可考少府所轄者有□官獄、若盧獄、考工獄、織室獄、掖庭與暴室獄六所，六所中之若盧與掖庭、暴室三獄，後漢仍然設置。少府轄署設置監獄各有其原因與目的，但都不脫與其職掌有關，□官職掌主米，考工主器械製造，織室主織作服裝，三獄對勞力需求較高，故設獄有利用罪犯勞力之目的。掖庭為皇帝之後宮，暴室又轄於掖庭之下，囚禁之罪犯以女性為主，即使是任職的官吏，也以宦者為之。若盧為京師藏管兵器之處，所囚罪犯以庫兵及將相大臣為主，有其身分上的特殊性。少府中都官獄囚禁之罪犯來源並不限於本單位之內，中央諸卿之官員亦可囚禁於此。

Shaofu have the most amount institutions in Zhang-an, there are jails set up in "Daoguan"(□官)、\"Ruolu"(若盧)、\"Kaogong"(考工)、\"Zhishi"(織室)、\"Yeting"(掖庭)and "baoshi"(暴室). The six jails belong to the Choungduguan, although the "Xubaiguanzhi" (續百官志)says the jails of Choungduguan are abolished in the emperor of Guangwu(光武),but there are attestations to prove the "Ruoluyu" and "Yetingyu" still exise in the Eastern Han Dynasty. This thesis uses the excavations, try to find these jails' positions in Zhang-an, at present time we could explain these jails' positions preliminarily. Shaofu is a private apparatus for the emperor, one of the purposes to establish these Shaofu jails is using the labors of the criminals. For example, the jails of "Daoguan"、\"Kaogong"、\"Zhishi"、\"Yeting" are for the purpose, but "Ruoluyu" is for the especial identity of the criminals. The sources of the criminals are not also themselves, but other institutions will provide in Zhang-an.