Tokyo Detention House

Tokyo Detention House
東京拘置所
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LocationKatsushika, Tokyo, Japan 1-35-1
StatusIn operation
Capacity3010
Opened1879
Managed byMinistry of Justice (Japan), Tokyo correctional province
1989 aerial photograph of the correctional facility and its surroundings

The Tokyo Detention House (東京拘置所, Tōkyō Kōchisho) is a correctional facility in Katsushika, Tokyo.[1][2] The prison, which is operated by the Ministry of Justice, is one of seven detention centres that carry out executions in Japan. It is used to detain people awaiting trial, convicted felons and those sentenced to death. In April 2019, the Special Security Response Team, a tactical response unit, was established at the TDH.[3]

  1. ^ "Penal Institutions in Japan" (PDF). Ministry of Justice. August 27, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2010. Text found in Google search says "(Front cover: Tokyo Detention House)"."
  2. ^ "Diet members tour execution chamber". The Japan Times. July 24, 2003. Archived from the original on June 5, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  3. ^ "法務省:特別機動警備隊". Retrieved 26 July 2022.