Nagoya Detention House

{{short description|Detention facility in Nagoya, Japan}}

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{{nihongo|名古屋拘置所|Nagoya Kōchisho}}

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| location = Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

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| capacity = 1000

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| opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1938|7|2}}

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| managed_by = Ministry of Justice Corrections Bureau, Nagoya Regional Corrections Headquarters

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| street-address = Shirakabe 1-chōme, Higashi-ku

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| prisoners = Tsukasa Kanda

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{{nihongo|Nagoya Detention House|名古屋拘置所|Nagoya Kōchisho}} is a correctional facility in Higashi-ku, Nagoya. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice.

One of Japan's seven execution chambers is in this facility.

Notable prisoners

  • Kiyotaka Katsuta – Serial killer, executed in 2000.
  • Tsukasa Kanda – Executed in 2015.{{cite news |date=25 June 2015 |title= |script-title=ja:「闇サイト事件」神田司死刑囚の死刑執行 法務省 |language=Japanese |work=The Asahi Shimbun |url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH6T358BH6TUTIL00F.html |accessdate=25 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150625031536/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASH6T358BH6TUTIL00F.html |archive-date=25 June 2015}}
  • Masato Yokoyama - Member of Aum Shinrikyo, executed in 2018.

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