3 Correction

  Penal institutions have long provided educational programs for drug-abuse prevention, etc. for inmates imprisoned for Stimulants Control Act violations as guidance by treatment category. The Inmates Treatment Act clearly specifies that special rehabilitation guidance should be provided for those with drug addiction (see Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 2, 3 (1)).
  As of FY 2007, there are 74 penal institutions which provide the guidance for withdrawing from drug dependency in special rehabilitation guidance (Source: The Correction Bureau, Ministry of Justice).
  Based on discussions at the “workshop on the treatment of drug-related inmates,” which consists of external intellectuals, the standard program for rehabilitation guidance for drug-related inmates was established and has been implemented since May 2006. Recently, many institutions have strived to enhance the quality of guidance by retaining outside professionals, such as psychiatrists, pharmacists, police officials and members of private organizations working for drug abuse prevention.
  Fig. 3-3-3-3 shows the age distribution (over the last five years) of newly admitted inmates convicted of Stimulants Control Act violations, by sex.

Fig. 3-3-3-3  Age distribution of newly admitted inmates convicted of Stimulants Control Act violations by sex (2003–2007)