Why are people allowed to live on "death row" for so many years?

micheleseptember

ahh...the wheels of justice grind slow my friend. Its the court of appeals.This country wants to be SURE to protect that sniveling piece of dogcrap it calls the convicted, the "justice" system in this country needs to be certain that it does not infringe upon the RIGHTS of the slimeball, nevermind about the rights of the victims' families, nevermind that the convicted held NO REGARD for his victim's rights when he brutally RAPED TORTURED and or MURDERED his INNOCENT victim. nevermind that the "convicted" piece of vomitous felon will die a far more peaceful death than did his victim. Thats why. And aren't YOU PROUD to be an American?

melissa r

The law allows them the right to appeal their cases, if they have been condemned to die. This process can take up to 12 years or more. So its the system that need improvement. During this process, many things can change, like the discovery of DNA, that has released many many people that were wrongly convicted of crimes and sent to death row. Also new evidince can be presented that might get their death sentences reduced to life sentences. If you were in prison for a crime you didnt commit, wouldnt you feel you had the right to try and prove otherwise? Believe me there are more than 3/4 of them that get put to death. It is just part of the process of the criminal justice system.

People are on death row so long mainly because of legal appeals. Generally, a State Supreme Court MUST hear all death sentence appeals. This takes a long time.

You are entitled to feeling that way, but the legal system is built to prevent that kind of feeling from getting carried away and turning citizens into lynch mobs.

I suppose some states don't have the death penalty based on public opinion and how citizens feel that their criminal justice system should operate.

Pseudo Obscure

Killing is not the answer.

Star

Because they have found some of those people were actually wrongly accused and set free, the process does take a long time because it does have to be done right

it was awful

You are upside down!!! It gives me a headache... lol

Proud to be an American Liberal!

I think you just answered your own question, because of people like you. There's a thing that our founding fathers held very dear to their heart, so close in fact that they decided to include it in our Constitution, it called due process. Maybe you should do some independant research as well. Instead of watching Fox News, read some articles, like the one about how we have executed hundreds of innocent people. Now because of DNA technology, cases have been reopened and the results are conflicting with the testemonies given in the trials. There are also books on tape for the literally challenged.

farahwonderland2005

It is quite expensive to keep an inmate on death row awaiting execution. He'she has a right to appeal. The appeal process takes 10 to 12 years, costing the taxpayer many thousands of dollars per inmate. After the appeal process has been exhusted, the state will execute...... some states have decided that execution is inhumane and barbaric and no longer continue capital punishment. Most civilized countries today have abolished this practice..... it is believed to cost less to house an inmate for life rather than execute.

And For A Moment I Am Happy

We have the right to a fair and speddy trial. Yet we can appeal all the way to the Supreme court. So this will take awhile.

Oscar Himpflewitz

~Sane states and rational governments abolished the death penalty eons ago for very valid reasons that you wouldn't understand. As to the effectiveness of the death penalty (or, more correctly, the ineffectiveness of it) you really ought to read the literature and educate yourself rather shoot your mouth off about something of which you know so little. I wouldn't expect you to do that anymore than I would expect you to want the accused's rights to be protected or than you would be concerned about the execution of an innocent person. Why don't you get off this soap box and go bomb an abortion clinic or something? PTL

Dan W

It is called the Judicial system

M P

Because if they are sentenced to death, they automatically appeal the verdict. that's the process for states which have the death penalty. Other states have abolished it or put a moratorium on it through public referendum, meaning the majority in that State do not want the Death Penalty.

Maybe they should all be sent to Texas... As Ron White said.....they put in an express line.

KERMIT M

It's really ridiculous. A speedy execution should be part of the whole deal. No one should spend years on death row. That's just inane.

luvsdogs

how did your avitar get upside down?

alkoulaki

I agree with u. If u can't do the time, don't do the crime. Besides, the death penalty works as an example for any potential criminals. people are allowed to live 'on death row' for yeras because, as someone said, they have the right to appeal and that process takes time.

Roadrunner58-79

Because of all of the stupid bleeding heart liberal judges and lawyers and I agree with you on that idiot kid, they should take him and hang him right in front of his house!!!

dpjrocheleau

because bleeding hearts give so many appeals in texas if there are two or more witnesses or if you confess they put you in the express line and soon your sent to where you really belong we need that here in california since we have the largest death row population in the country

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