Table 3-2-3-3 shows the number of convicted inmates related to Boryokudan groups and their proportion to total convicted inmates over the last five years.

Table 3-2-3-3  Number of convicted inmates related to Boryokudan groups and their proportion in total convicted inmates (As of December 31 in each year in 2001-2005)

  At penal institutions, guidance for breaking away from Boryokudan is provided as special rehabilitation guidance (see Part 2, Chapter 4, Section 2, 3 (1)). This guidance, which is for Boryokudan members specified by the Anti-Boryokudan Act, aims to remove problems those inmates suffer from and to foster their will to break away from Boryokudan. With cooperation from police organizations, etc., guidance is provided through lectures, discussions, personal interviews, and composition assignment.

  Among newly admitted convicted inmates in 2005, 4,612 (14.1% of the total) were identified as Boryokudan members (members of designated Boryokudan groups under the Anti-Boryokudan Act; hereinafter the same in this subsection). Of them, 1,312 were group leaders, 2,862 were regular members, and 438 were unknown (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction).

  As for the age of designated Boryokudan members newly admitted in 2005, the largest proportion of them were aged 30-39 (37.7%), followed by aged 40-49 (23.5%), aged 20-29 (18.3%), aged 50-59 (15.3%), and aged 60 or over (5.2%) (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction). The rate of those aged 30-39 and 40-49 was higher for newly admitted designated Boryokudan members than for all newly admitted convicted inmates.

  Figure 3-2-3-4 shows the percent ratio of designated Boryokudan members newly admitted in 2005, by type of offense.

Figure 3-2-3-4  Percent ratio of designated Boryokudan members newly admitted, by type of offense (2005)

  Examining the term of sentence for designated Boryokudan members newly admitted in 2005, the largest number of them were sentenced to over one year but less than two years (34.6%), followed by over two years but less than three years (26.2%), over three years but less than five years (15.3%), over six months but less than one year (11.1 %), over five years (10.0%, including imprisonment for life), and less than six months (2.8%) (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction). The rate of those sentenced to over two years but not more than three years, over three years but not more than five years, and over five years was higher for newly admitted designated Boryokudan members than for all newly admitted convicted inmates.

  As for the history of imprisonment of designated Boryokudan members newly admitted in 2005, the highest was "the first time" with 30.1%, followed by "twice" with 18.6%, "three times" with 14.3%, "four times" with 11.2%, "five times" with 7.7%, "six to nine times" with 13.6%, and "10 times or more" with 4.5% (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction). The rate was higher for all categories except "the first time" for newly admitted designated Boryokudan members than for all newly admitted convicted inmates.