induStrial modEl in Japan
Industrial prison operations are favored in Japan by the
centralized Japanese correctional administration. All correctional activities are carried out on the national level,
unlike the American federal, state, and local subdivisions.
Centralized administration encourages fiscal efficiency
and uniformity in policy and practice and enables use of
a national system for recruiting personnel. Quality of personnel is further assured by a long history of in-service
training. The official system for classifying adult prisoners
supports the needs of industrial operations.