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For US death row inmates, a long wait for execution

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

For US death row inmates, a long wait for execution AFP American Edition | 2010-04-18 They wait alone, in cells of just a few square meters, often for 15 or 20 years, sometimes more. For US inmates on death row, the sentence is just the beginning of a long countdown to execution. The lengthy wait and harsh conditions that US death row prisoners face has sparked debate over whether they are being punished twice, with long-term imprisonment and execution -- and even US Supreme Court justices have weighed in. On average, 13 years elapses between the time a death sentence is handed down and carried out. During that time, inmates are kept under close guard, confined to their cells alone for 23 hours a day with limited visitation opportunities...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on April 21, 2010 (boomark / email).