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A View of Death Row

By Steve Hall

"For US death row inmates, a long wait for execution," is the title of Lucile Malandain's report for AFP, via Google News.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 StandDown Texas Project on April 19, 2010 (boomark / email).