On July 25, 2022, the Fukuoka District Court sentenced a juvenile (15 at the time) who murdered a woman (21 at the time) at a shopping facility in Fukuoka City in 2020 to a prison sentence of between 10 and 15 years, stating that rehabilitation would be difficult. As neither the juvenile nor the prosecution appealed and the sentence was finalized, the juvenile will be sent to a "juvenile prison." While juvenile training schools, which carry out protective measures, are facilities that primarily provide "education" for social reintegration, "juvenile prisons" are facilities whose "primary purpose is punishment." There is only one juvenile prison in Kyushu, located in Saga City. TNC interviewed the "current state of juvenile prisons," which continue to struggle between "punishment" and "rehabilitation." ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ <Continued from Current Affairs at Juvenile Prisons (1)> Saga Juvenile Prison provides rehabilitation guidance to inmates with drug addiction and sexual offenses who are at high risk of reoffending. Special permission was given to film this guidance. ◆Saga Juvenile Prison Education Specialist: "When you go outside, you're exposed to stimuli like, 'There's that place,' or 'I met that person,' and that's when your mind starts to waver." ◆Drug Addict Inmate: "I think that after two or three days, you're bound to become frustrated. Probably no matter what you do. Whether you have sex or eat good food. It's impossible to avoid frustration." ◆Saga Juvenile Prison Education Specialist: "Do you always feel like you want more and more?" ◆Drug Addict Inmate: "You're bound to want more and more..." Inmates and education specialists choose nicknames for each other and talk frankly. What kind of feelings make you want to use drugs? By revealing the situation at the time, the aim is to understand the occasions and situations that make them want to use and to prevent them from reoffending after release. People who have suffered from drug addiction in the past also participate in the training. ◆Member of a private addiction recovery facility: "I was a drug dealer and I always used at service areas on the highway, so when I go on a trip and visit a service area, I find myself getting talkative and saying, 'Wow, I used it here!' When I feel excited, I realize for the first time that 'I guess I'm getting horny after all.'" ◆Drug addict inmate: "I can really relate to the service areas. I feel like I've conquered almost all the service areas in Fukuoka Prefecture." ◆Saga Juvenile Prison Education Specialist: "You have to know when you used, because there are definitely places where it's not good to go. You have to avoid those places." In one corner of Saga Juvenile Prison, there is a room that could be called the "last stronghold" to prevent repeat offenders. ◆Prison officer's greeting: "I'm reporting. The reinstatement dormitory has a total of 5 people, no vacancies, and is currently 5 people." The reinstatement dormitory is a room where inmates who are about to be released on parole gather and live together for two weeks. There is no prison work involved. They are allowed to act relatively freely in the room, and they learn the knowledge and mindset they will need after release. ◆The lecture: "Attention! Bow! Take care! Thank you in advance." ◆Hosoi Shinji, Senior Chief Correctional Treatment Officer, Saga Juvenile Prison: "Raise your hand if you are feeling anxious about living in society." (Everyone raises their hands) ◆Hosoi Shinji: "What are you anxious about?" ◆Inmate A: "I'm worried that the things I've done to live in prison so far will not really be valid." ◆Inmate B (25), sentenced to three years and three months: "I wasn't working at the time and was homeless, staying with a senior inmate, but I needed to raise money somehow, and I thought robbery would be an easy way to get money." He says that the memory of his past self, when he was unable to keep a job and turned to robbery and snatch thefts, comes to mind. ◆Hosoi Shinji: "I feel that people who are anxious about returning to society or worried about the future still have a strong desire to improve and rehabilitate. We can become better or worse depending on the differences in our own hearts. You have been given the opportunity to live your one and only life, so please cherish it and spend it to the fullest. You must never come to prison again." <Goals after release> ◆Prisoner B (25), sentenced to three years and three months "I will be going back to the independence preparation home, but I want to have my own facility like that, so in order to build it, I would like to learn about facilities and NPOs at the place where I am accepted." <The day of parole> ◆Prison officer: "Did you forget anything?" "Throw out the trash!" "Did you sleep?" ◆Prisoner: "I couldn't sleep." The day of parole has finally arrived. <Final physical examination> After the examination, the prisoners put on their street clothes for the first time in a long while. ◆Prison officer: "The number and name are correct. Your work bonus is included. Check for yourself if you have this total amount. Is it correct?" <Parole ceremony> The last ceremony before release. ◆Speech by the Director of Saga Juvenile Prison: "Prison is a place to execute punishment, so there is no fun in it. Everyone thinks that they will never come back when they leave, but within a few years, nearly half of them return. A harsh reality awaits when you leave, but I want you to think carefully about the pros and cons first. Choose a profitable path. Because crime is a lossy path. If you continue to choose the profitable path, you will surely achieve something important. Build something important, and then deeply reflect on the crime you committed this time." Five people were paroled on this day. So that they will never pass through these gates again. Each of them will have to face society.