Death row

As cell death is referred to a prison cell in which an offender sentenced to death ( death penalty ) must wait for the day of his execution. The Ward, which includes the death of cells is called death row. In the USA, the prison is responsible for ensuring that the prisoner is until the day of his execution in a sufficient state of health. Worldwide wait 19000-24000 people on death row awaiting execution.

Sentenced to death in the U.S.

The following statements provide an example of the use of people sentenced to death in the U.S., in prison San Quentin, California, dar.

Overpass

The transfer of prisoners is usually done through the prisons of the circle in which the trial and conviction took place. The procedure for arriving at the state prison is roughly the following: The Shawshank Redemption are first brought into the R & R ( Reception and Release = admission and discharge ), where they are released for the prison. Here they are being photographed, there are fingerprints taken and they get blankets and prison clothes ( in Florida, for example, orange overalls ) handed out. Two guards accompany them then in the so-called Adjustment Center ( acclimatization center ), also called A / C. Here the prisoners remain until the classification committee has taken a decision in which death row prisoner housed. This decision usually falls within one and a half weeks.

Death row

In San Quentin, there are three death row. Either the prisoners remain in the A / C - this is especially true for gang members who pose a danger to other inmates or who are themselves threatened by other prisoners - or they come in the northern block with 35 death row are housed in the prisoners, in the opinion of the prison pose no problems. There is also the tract II ( East Block ) with 251 death row in the bay on the side facing the death row inmates are housed. On the courtyard side are the death cells for prisoners with serious mental disorders and the normal execution.

Facilities on death row

The death of cells are single cells to the aisle - are open and have a size of approximately 2.00 x 3.00 m - separated by bars. You are using a relatively short steel bed, which is welded to the floor, and a combination of sink and toilet stainless steel fitted. All other items such as television, radio or typewriter must be ordered through the jail and cost you a processing fee of 10 percent of the regular purchase price in San Quentin. In contrast to the partial public acceptance there is in the cells no cable TV and no air conditioning and a sensible heating.

Waiting for the revision process

Therefore death row inmates sit so long in the cells, because it is very difficult in the U.S. to obtain a revision procedure. Therefore, many lawyers refuse to take on such a process. So it can take several years before a convicted person is a lawyer who is willing to take his case to court again. Faster it goes, however, to condemn a defendant to death. Normally, the process takes four to six weeks until the guilty verdict. The decision on punishment then takes again a few more weeks.

Treatment of death row inmates

The death of cells are searched regularly. The occupant of a death row inmate has to wear clothes. This consists of a T -shirt, short pants and a pair of socks. The inmates on death row were allowed until some time each day for at least one hour out into the fresh air. This was then changed to 5 days a week and is currently once a week possible. It can also happen that the occupants not allowed outside. An inmate on death row gets two meals per day (breakfast and dinner), which he occupies in his cell. Four days a week he can receive from 8:00 clock to 14:00 clock visiting friends and relatives or from his legal counsel. Phone calls are also allowed, as well as the receiving and sending letters - remain where incoming letters are sometimes two to three weeks at the post office; during the holidays this margin even extended to four to six weeks. On all outgoing emails a great red stamp with the address of the jail is applied.

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