3 Correction

  In 2007, 1,887 convicted foreign nationals were newly admitted, a decrease of 8.5% from 2006 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction).
  Foreign national inmates who need treatment different from that for Japanese are categorized as Class F and treated according to culture and customs in their countries.
  Fig. 3-1-3-6 shows the number of newly admitted Class F inmates over the last 10 years.
  The number of Class F inmates had increased rapidly since 1998, but that decreased for three consecutive years from 2005.

Fig. 3-1-3-6  Number of newly admitted Class F inmates (1998–2007)

  By nationality, etc., Chinese (including Taiwanese) were the largest in number with 382 persons, followed by Brazilians (114 persons), Iranians (102 persons), South/North Koreans (99 persons), and Vietnamese (88 persons) (see Appendix 3-4).
  Of Class F inmates newly admitted in 2007, theft had the largest share with 359 persons (32.8%), followed by Immigration Control Act violations with 224 (20.5%), Stimulants Control Act violations with 156 (14.2%), robbery with 74 (6.8%), counterfeiting of documents with 44 (4.0%), injury/assault with 38 (3.5%), Narcotics and Psychotropic Control Act violations with 30 (2.7%), Road Traffic Act violations with 25 (2.3%) , breaking into a residence with 16 (1.5%), homicide with 16 (1.5%), negligence in vehicle driving/negligence in the pursuit of social activities with 14 (1.3%), and fraud with 11 (1.0%) (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction).
  As of December 31, 2007, the number of Class F inmates was 3,619 (3,293 males and 326 females), a decrease of 50 persons (1.4%) from December 31, 2006 (Source: Annual Report of Statistics on Correction).