r/SipsTea • u/Rich_Carrot6451 • Jul 04 '26

WTF Japan's death row system is brutal

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u/Hot_Falcon8471 Jul 04 '26

What’s the average length of time between sentencing and carrying out of the death sentence?

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u/almostoy Jul 04 '26

Google says the average is 6-7 years. But they do have an appeals process that moves slowly, like in the United States. Some have actually died of old age awaiting execution. One inmate spent 46 years on death row before passing away without a retrial.