Shujikan was built at key places within Hokkaido, including Kabato (Tsukigata-cho Town), Sorachi (Mikasa City), and Kushiro (Shibecha-cho Town [the Abashiri prison was a branch of Kushiro Shujikan]), and prisoners were engaged in labor for reclamation.
樺戸（月形町）、空知（三笠市）、釧路（標茶町、網走は釧路の分監）など、北海道内の要所要所に作られ、受刑者は開拓のための労働に従事した。