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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      10 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…