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Justice Delayed: Japanese Man Acquitted After 47 Years on Death Row Gets $1.45 Million Payout

Iwao Hakamata, Japan’s longest-serving death row inmate, wins historic compensation for enduring ‘extremely severe’ mental and physical suffering.

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Iwao Hakamadt, who was freed from death row, prepares to go for a walk in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka prefecture, central Japan. AP/Eugene Hoshiko
PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

A Japanese man who spent almost five decades on death row before he was acquitted of a murder charge has received a modest payout for his troubles — $1.45 million, or about $85 for each day he spent behind bars.

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PERRY CHIARAMONTE
PERRY CHIARAMONTE

Mr. Chiaramonte was an investigative reporter and producer at Fox News, a correspondent for the New York Post, and a news editor for the Messenger.

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