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Japan continues its stepped up pace of executions

By Douglas A. Berman

Here is a good trivia question for the sentencing cocktail parties: What do Japan and Texas have in comming these days?  The answer, as detailed in this BBC News story and this AP story, is that both jurisdictions are now executing death row defendants at the same accelerated pace. I have previously blogged here about the busy times for the death chamber in Texas.  Here are details from the BBC about Japan's recent execution surge: Japan has hanged two convicted murderers, including one who strangled two schoolgirls with his bare hands.  The latest executions bring the total number of death penalties implemented this year to 15, thought to be the highest total in many years.  Last year, Japan executed nine convicted killers. Japan is one of the few countries in Asia which has stepped up its use of the death penalty, despite international condemnation...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on October 28, 2008 (boomark / email).