Iwao Hakamada, wrongfully convicted for over 50 years, was exonerated and awarded $1.4 million.

Iwao Hakamada, 89, the world's longest-serving death row inmate, was exonerated last year and awarded $1.4 million in compensation for his wrongful conviction in a 1966 quadruple murder case. The Shizuoka District Court ruled that Hakamada was not guilty in a retrial and that police had tampered with evidence. Despite the compensation, his legal team believes it falls short of addressing the mental and physical trauma he endured during his decades of detention.