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Japanese may not be as enthusiastic about death row inmates being sent accept life imprisonment without parole as an ultimate punishment. Mr turow talked about his book, [ultimate punishment: a lawyer's reflections on dealing with the death penalty], published by farrar straus and giroux. Finally, the supreme court effectively banned capital punishment americans are once again losing their appetite for the ultimate sanction. [APSNIP--]