Iwao Hakamada, wrongfully convicted of murder, spent over four decades on death row before being awarded $1.4 million for his suffering. This payout highlights issues in Japan’s justice system.

Each of the 24 men and the sole woman had been convicted of violent crimes, and 16 were on death row. Elaine’s decades of kindness became a topic of research. In October last year, I listened to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. Mikal Mahdi, who pleaded ...

(UPDATE) TOKYO — A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world's longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said on Tuesday. The payout ...

A former professional boxer who spent 46 years on death row after he was framed for murder by police has been awarded a record £1 million. A Japanese court has awarded Iwao Hakamada more than 200 ...

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A South Carolina death row inmate on Friday chose execution by firing squad, just five weeks after the state carried out its first death by bullets. His attorney confirmed to CBS News that Mikal ...

A death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including an electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP) ...

As per the data disclosed by the MEA in Rajya Sabha on March 20, a total of 49 Indians are currently on death row. The number of Indians awarded death sentences by foreign courts is the highest in ...

PERSON AT THIS TIME. WELL, THE NEXT SOUTH CAROLINA DEATH ROW INMATE SCHEDULED FOR EXECUTION HAS CHOSEN THE FIRING SQUAD. TODAY, THE DEADLINE FOR MIKAEL MOODY WAS TO DECIDE HOW HE WANTED TO BE ...

A Japanese man wrongly convicted of murder who was the world’s longest-serving death row inmate has been awarded $1.4 million in compensation, an official said Tuesday.The payout represents 12,500 yen ...