Once the world’s longest-serving death row inmate, he was acquitted after a DNA test showed that the bloodstained clothing which was used to convict him was planted long after the murders ...

In a new book Rachel Syme extols the simple pleasure of connecting with friends and strangers through the mail ...

Hakamata, 89, was found guilty in 1968 of killing his boss, his boss's wife and their two children, but was acquitted last year after a retrial [Getty Images] ...

The anime has started covering the Death Row Prisoners arc, focusing on action and new characters. Slow-paced chapters like Sakamoto's love trip may be cut in favor of the action-packed main story.

The San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper was founded in 1976 to serve thought-provoking stories and commentary on the full range of Black trials and triumphs.

Iwao Hakamada with a hat in 2022. Credit: Noah Matsuki Halbur / CC BY 3.0 A Japanese prisoner who spent nearly 40 years on death row for a crime he did not commit received a record compensation of ...

Mr Hakamata's lawyers had sought the highest compensation possible, arguing that the 47 years in detention - which made him the world's longest-serving death row inmate - took a toll on his mental ...

Video shows prisoner on the run minutes after van escape A huge manhunt is continuing after a prisoner escaped from a prison van after faking a medical emergency. Jamie Cooper went on the run in ...

A CNN panelist awkwardly rebuked Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary after he touched her during a fiery showdown about Elon Musk’s donations to GOP members of Congress who support President Trump’s ...

When an ad in a magazine prompted young Canadians to become pen pals with a girl in Scotland, 11-year-old Roberta Gorham jumped at the opportunity. She penned a letter to her new friend ...