Kumamoto, Kumamoto Oita Prison 大分刑務所 - Ōita, Ōita Miyazaki Prison 宮崎刑務所 - Miyazaki, Miyazaki Kagoshima Prison 鹿児島刑務所 - Yūsui, Kagoshima Okinawa Prison 沖縄刑務所 - Nanjō, Okinawa Okinawa Prison Yaeyama Branch 沖縄刑務所八重山刑務支所 - Ishigaki, Okinawa Saga Juvenile Prison 佐賀少年刑務所 - Saga, Saga Detention houses Tokyo Detention House Tachikawa Detention House Nagoya Detention House Kyoto Detention House Osaka Detention House Kobe Detention House Hiroshima Detention House Fukuoka Detention House Sendai Detention House Sapporo Detention House Medical facilities Hachiojo medical prison 八王子医療刑務所 - Hachiōji, Tokyo Kitakyushu medical prison 北九州医療刑務所 - Kokuraminami-ku, Kitakyūshū (mental illness) An inmate died in 1992 at Jono after an assault by a prison officer. Kikuchi medical branch prison (leprosy) Okazaki medical prison 岡崎医療刑務所 - Okazaki, Aichi (mental illness) Osaka medical branch prison 大阪医療刑務所 - Sakai-ku, Sakai Private Finance Initiative Private Finance Initiative (PFI) prisons are maintained with private management. PFI prisons, which are for sentenced inmates with low criminal tendencies, include: – Kakogawa, Hyogo – Houses men – Sakura, Tochigi – Houses men – Mine, Yamaguchi – Houses men and women – Hamada, Shimane – Houses men The inmates population tends to be large: 2,000 at Kizuregawa and Shimane Asahi; 1,000 at Harima and 500 at Miya. Under the PFI, prison facilities were built by the state but the operation and maintenance are made by private companies. Inmates at the private prisons are without advanced criminal inclinations. Logo The logo of the Correction Bureau includes three "C"s. One stands for Challenge, one for Change, and one for Cooperate. References - Japan External links Correction Bureau - Ministry of Justice Correction Bureau - Ministry of Justice Correctional Association Foundation Center for Prisoners' Rights Documentary: Japan from inside / Le Japon à double tour Law enforcement in Japan