Death row inmates suing over being told they'll die hours before execution
dailystar.co.ukDeath row inmates are suing their captors because they are told only hours before their death that the penalty will go ahead.
Two prisoners in Japan slammed the "inhumane" practice of notifying doomed death row inmates the same day as their killing.Capital punishment in Japan is conducted by hanging.Human rights campaigners have long criticised the practice of notifying prisoners only hours before their death sentence as it causes "cruel" stress among death row inmates whose every day could be their last.And on Thursday, two prisoners sentenced to death hit back with a lawsuit in Osaka, western Japan.They accuse the government of breaking the law by not allowing prisoners time to file an objection.The pair are demanding the practice end and.
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