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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 14, 2018
Seven former Aum cult members transferred from Tokyo detention center, suggesting executions near
The Justice Ministry began transferring seven of the 13 former Aum Shinrikyo cult members on death row from a Tokyo detention center to other facilities, sources said Wednesday, likely moving them one step closer to their execution dates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2017
Death row inmate convicted of 1993 murders dies in detention
Gen Sekine, a former pet breeder on death row for killing four people in Saitama Prefecture in 1993, died Monday while in detention, a person familiar with his condition said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 30, 2016
Yokosuka businessman with troubled past looks to take in ex-offenders, turn them around
Amid concerns about the recidivism rate, hundreds of companies are working with the government to provide jobs to those released from correctional facilities to help them return to society.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 21, 2016
Hiroshima court rules law denying inmates right to vote constitutional
A Japanese court has found an election law provision denying prisoners the right to vote in a national poll is constitutional, in the latest ruling in a series of lawsuits filed over the controversial issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 18, 2015
Survey offers insights into Japan's death-row inmates' thoughts, feelings and fears
For death-row inmates in Japan, contact with the outside world through visits and the exchange of letters makes life worth living, if only for another day, as they reflect on their crimes or pursue the possibility of retrials.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 13, 2015
Senior citizens account for record 10.4% of new inmates
The proportion of new inmates at least 65 years old topped 10 percent for both men and women for the first time in 2014, according to the white paper on crime released Friday by the Justice Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2015
Having once served time, new Kabukicho pub's staff to serve up food, drinks
Support groups for former prison inmates will open an izakaya pub Friday in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district as part of efforts to help them secure stable employment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2015
Ex-convict helps inmates return to society
Shigeru Ono, a 49-year-old man fresh out of prison, was growing increasingly desperate.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2014
Financial program for death-row inmates' artistic endeavors to continue
Organizers of a ¥10 million private fund introduced in 2005 to support death-row inmates have decided to maintain the fund beyond its original 10-year limit and will seek further contributions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 28, 2013
Denying convicts suffrage unconstitutional: high court
Denying prisoners the right to vote is unconstitutional, the Osaka High Court rules, in the first judgment on a provision that disenfranchises those serving time.

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