Japan Govt Ordered to Pay Damages for Verbal Abuse of Inmate
Tomas Kauer - News Writer and Moderator 
Tokyo, Oct. 20 (Jiji Press)--A Japanese court on Monday ordered the government to pay some 300,000 yen in damages over verbal abuse and other illegal acts by prison guards against an inmate in Aichi Prefecture. The ruling by Tokyo District Court came after the bereaved family of the inmate sued the government for some 40 million yen, accusing it of failing to offer proper medical treatment ...
