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Kikuchi Medical Prison was a prison in KÅshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, where criminals with leprosy were imprisoned between 1953 and 1996. The formal name is Kikuchi Medical Branch Prison of Kumamoto Prison under the Ministry of Justice.
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Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
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Closed 1996
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Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
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Region
Nishigōshi
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Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Kikuchi Medical Prison. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kikuchi-medical-prison
"Kikuchi Medical Prison." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kikuchi-medical-prison.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Kikuchi Medical Prison},
year = {2026},
url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/kikuchi-medical-prison},
urldate = {2026-07-21}
}