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Death row, also known as condemned row, is a place in a prison that houses inmates awaiting execution after being convicted of a capital crime and sentenced to death.The term is also used figuratively to describe the state of awaiting execution ("being on death row"), even in places where no special facility or separate unit for condemned inmates exists.
The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2] Due to this fluctuation as well as lag and inconsistencies in inmate reporting procedures across jurisdictions , the information may become outdated.
Death row inmates who have exhausted their appeals by county. An inmate is considered to have exhausted their appeals if their sentence has fully withstood the appellate process; this involves either the individual's conviction and death sentence withstanding each stage of the appellate process or them waiving a part of the appellate process if a court has found them competent to do so.
The Supreme Court in 2017 ruled for a Black death row inmate who was sentenced after an expert witness testified he was statistically more likely to act violently in the future because of his race.
The Pope was among those who called on Biden to commute the sentences of those on death row before leaving office. Others argued that an execution was a fitting remedy for hate-fueled mass killer.
At issue is the belief by the two inmates – both of whom maintain their innocence – that Biden's commutation puts them at a legal disadvantage as they appeal their cases.
The death row phenomenon is the emotional distress felt by prisoners on death row. Concerns about the ethics of inflicting this distress upon prisoners have led to some legal concerns about the constitutionality of the death penalty in the United States and other countries.
Three men still remain on federal death row after President Joe Biden issued sweeping commutations Monday to the sentences of 37 other prisoners who were awaiting execution.. Biden's decision is ...