Osaka Detention House
Prison in Japan
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Osaka Detention House (大阪拘置所, Osaka Kōchisho) is a correctional facility in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka. A part of the penal system of Japan, it is operated by the Ministry of Justice. The Osaka Detention House is also home to one of Japan's seven execution chambers.
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| Location | Miyakojima-ku, Osaka |
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| Coordinates | 34°42′54.101″N 135°31′26.501″E |
| Status | Operational |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Managed by | Ministry of Justice |
Notable prisoners
Current prisoners
- Shinji Aoba – perpetrator in the Kyoto Animation arson attack (sentenced to death)
- Kazuhiro Ogawa – perpetrator in the 2008 Osaka adult movie theater fire.
- Tetsuya Yamagami – perpetrator in the assassination of Shinzo Abe[1]
Former prisoners
- Kaoru Kobayashi[2] (hanged 21 February 2013)
- Mamoru Takuma[3] (hanged 14 September 2004)
- Yukio Yamaji[4] (hanged 28 July 2009)
- Hiroshi Maeue (hanged 28 July 2009)
- Sokichi Furutani (hanged 31 May 1985)
- Yoshihiro Inoue (hanged 6 July 2018)
- Yasutoshi Kamata (hanged 25 March 2016)
- Tomomitsu Niimi (hanged 6 July 2018)
- Keizo Okamoto (hanged 27 December 2018)
- Hiroya Suemori (hanged 27 December 2018)
- Kenichi Watanabe (hanged 16 June 1988)
- Yoshio Yamasaki (hanged 17 June 2008)
