False confessions extracted under duress are corrupting Japan's legal system. Underlying Japan’s 98.8% conviction rate are police cells that are far too vulnerable to abuse

Last year confessions (true and false) underpinned 89% of criminal prosecutions in Japan. Almost without exception, those who confess are found guilty

False confessions extracted under duress are corrupting Japan's legal system

The overall conviction rate is a staggering 99.8%

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Low crime rates; low incarceration rates投監獄率; a stress on rehabilitation. Japanese criminal justice gets much right. But there’s a dark side

Underlying Japan’s 98.8% conviction rate are police cells that are far too vulnerable to abuse

ON THE face of it Japan’s system of criminal justice looks as if its gets a…

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