Teenage girl's death sparks calls to change 'hostage justice' in Japan

A sixteen-year-old girl's family says the trauma of her time in a police cell contributed to her death, and ABC News reports her case is now driving legal action against Japan's so-called hostage justice system. That term refers to a practice critics have long challenged: prolonged pre-trial detention used to pressure suspects toward confession.

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