Hakamada (Shizuoka, 1936) was sentenced to capital punishment in 1968, after being accused of murdering two years earlier the owner of the miso (fermented soybean) factory where he worked, his wife and the company's two children. couple and then burn down their house. He tirelessly defended his innocence under the argument that the evidence that incriminated him was actually fabricated against him, mainly some articles of clothing found in one of the company's miso tanks and stained with blood that matched his DNA. The Japanese justice system has finally agreed with him. At 88 years old and with a weakened mental condition due to the almost half a century he spent behind bars (for which he holds a Guiness record), the Shizuoka District Court acquitted him this Thursday after the repeat of his trial, an unusual procedure. in Japan, but accepted for Hakamada in 2014.
Japanese prison, death row in particular, is infamous for how cruel it is. They don’t tell you anything. Prison conditions experienced by death row inmates in Japan are harsh and constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Prisoners are not allowed to talk to each other – a restriction enforced by strict isolation.
This man spent 50 years in solitary confinement. This is straight up mental torture.
Horrifying fact about Japanese death row, they don't tell you the date of your execution. Once it's decided and the day comes you, the prisoner, are told that morning you're going to die that day.
Ezzequiel69 on October 8th, 2024 at 11:56 UTC »
Netsuko on October 8th, 2024 at 12:22 UTC »
Japanese prison, death row in particular, is infamous for how cruel it is. They don’t tell you anything. Prison conditions experienced by death row inmates in Japan are harsh and constitute cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Prisoners are not allowed to talk to each other – a restriction enforced by strict isolation.
This man spent 50 years in solitary confinement. This is straight up mental torture.
Pearson94 on October 8th, 2024 at 13:10 UTC »
Horrifying fact about Japanese death row, they don't tell you the date of your execution. Once it's decided and the day comes you, the prisoner, are told that morning you're going to die that day.