World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day | CNN
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A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was wrongfully convicted.

A Japanese man who spent more than 40 years on death row until he was acquitted last year has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, a court said on Tuesday – roughly $85 for each day he was wrongfully convicted.

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  • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
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    9 days ago

    40 years a prisoner, probably regularly told they were going to be killed. I honestly don’t think I’d do that for 100 million dollars!

    l was going to comment that at least he’s free and has some money, but then I read this:

    Hakamata’s sister Hideko, who had long campaigned for his release, told CNN last year that decades of imprisonment had wrought irreversible damage on her brother’s mental health.

    Hakamata was “living in his own world,” she said.

    “Sometimes he smiles happily, but that’s when he’s in his delusion… We have not even discussed the trial with Iwao because of his inability to recognize reality.”

      • Empricorn@feddit.nlEnglish
        2·
        9 days ago

        Yeah. ☹️ Sorry, didn’t mean to bring anyone down, but I think it’s important to get this info out there. The good news is he’s now got a loving family member to take care of his needs. So if he’s “delusional” and smiles, he’s probably living in a better world than ours…