The Closing of
the Internment Camps

“As the War Relocation Authority closed, relocation departures totaled 106,925; while 2,355 were inducted directly into the Armed Forces; 1,322 were in institutions, 3,121 were transferred to the Department of Justice detention camps; and 4,724 [were deported] to Japan.”

Total number of incarcerated at the peak: 120,313

Number of deaths in the 10 camps: 1,862

Number of births in the 10 camps: 5,981

This article was written by Boyd N. Larsen of the Dept. of the Interior, Japanese Relocation.