Japan’s Longest-Serving Death Row Inmate Released

Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, was acquitted by a Japanese court after nearly 60 years. At 88, he was declared innocent of the 1968 murders that led to his conviction. Hakamada’s sister attended the hearing, where Judge Koshi Kunii announced the verdict. His confession, made after 20 days of intense interrogation, was later retracted as coerced.