The Pressure of Death Row: Corrections Officers’ Thoughts on the Death Penalty

The “button room” in the Tokyo Detention House. This is where three corrections officers simultaneously press three buttons, one of which releases the gallows trap. In order to reduce the mental distress experienced by these corrections officers, they are not informed which of the three buttons actually releases the trap. (© Reuters)

The gallows trap in the execution room at the Tokyo Detention House. (© Reuters)

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