Aging of prisoners Prison athletic meet Change events to prevent injury November 13 16:37

With the aging of prisoners in prisons nationwide, we changed the athletic meet held every year by women's prisons in Wakayama City to events that take into account injuries.

The women's prison in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prison, holds approximately 400 inmates and holds an athletic meet every year to keep them healthy.

On the other hand, the number of inmates aged 65 and over has continued to increase year by year, accounting for about 20% of the total on the 1st of this month. The we.

Last year at the athletic meet, the team opposition relay, which was a succession of falling people, was changed to an event aimed at the goal not to drop the ball on the badminton racket.

Also, dances incorporating aerobic elements were discontinued because it was difficult to learn choreography.

In addition, new rules such as “Add a ball” have been established in advance for teams with over half the inmates 65 years of age or older.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the aging of inmates is progressing not only in Wakayama Prison but also in prisons nationwide.

Wakayama Prison Chief Correction Officer Makoto Yamamoto said, “The age of prisoners is becoming aging due to the inability to run and dance. We want to hold an athletic meet in consideration of safety.”