Iwao Hakamada: Japan’s Longest-Serving

46 Years of Wrongful Conviction

Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Awarded $1.4M After 46 Years of Wrongful Conviction

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In a historic verdict, 89-year-old Iwao Hakamada, once the world’s longest-serving death row prisoner, has been awarded $1.4 million (¥217 million) as compensation for spending 46 years wrongfully imprisoned in Japan.

Iwao Hakamada, Japan’s longest-serving death row inmate, awarded $1.4M after 46 years of wrongful conviction. Explore his fight for justice, evidence tampering, and flaws in Japan’s legal system