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Death Row is a term that refers to the section of a prison that houses individuals awaiting execution.

After individuals are found guilty of an offense and sentenced to execution, they will remain on Death Row while following an appeals procedure, if they so choose, and then until there is a convenient time for execution. Due to the lengthy, expensive and time consuming appeals procedure that must be followed in the United States before an execution can be carried out, prisoners may wait years before execution; nearly a quarter of deaths on Death Row in the U.S. are in fact of natural causes.^[1] In law, an appeal is a process for making a formal challenge to an official decision. ... Dope Hiphop crew out of Sydney Australia. ...

In Great Britain, before it abolished capital punishment, prisoners were conventionally reprieved if they were not executed within 90 days of being sentenced.^{[citation needed]} In some Caribbean countries which still authorize execution, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is the ultimate court of appeal. It has upheld appeals by prisoners who have spent several years under sentence of death, stating that it does not desire to see the death row phenomenon emerge in countries under its jurisdiction. A pardon is the forgiveness of a crime and the penalty associated with it. ... West Indies redirects here. ... The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is one of the highest courts in the United Kingdom. ...

In Haiti they continue the conventional 'reprieved if not executed within 90 days' adopted by GB before the abolishion

Opponents of capital punishment claim that a prisoner's isolation and uncertainty over their fate constitute a form of mental cruelty and that especially long-time death row inmates are liable to become mentally ill, if they are not already. This is referred to as the death row phenomenon. Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ... Mental cruelty is a dangerous kind of torture to somebody by some third party or parties. ... The Scream, the famous painting commonly thought of as depicting the experience of mental illness. ... The death row phenomenon, also known as the death row syndrome, is a term used to refer to the emotional distress felt by prisoners on death row, as a social phenomenon. ...

In great Britian this phenomenon is known as the Levin-Cock reprieve after the court case it refers to in 1976 crown court dock After A.J.Levin was convicted in 1976, (death row 1976-1979) attempted self penile mutilation and fladulation whilst an inmate on death row.

As of January 1, 2007, there were 3,350 prisoners awaiting execution in the United States. Of these, seven were officially on Death Row in more than one U.S. state.^[2] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of...

See also

• Live from Death Row
• The Green Mile
• Capital punishment

Live from Death Row, published in May 1995, is a collection of memoirs by American death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal. ... The Green Mile has several different meanings, including: The Green Mile, a 1996 book by Stephen King. ... Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the state as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offences. ...

External links

• Last Words from Death Row Inmates
• Dead Man Eating - An up to date listing of Death Row inmates' last meals/words.
• Texas's official Death Row website
  • For a time, the Texas Department of Justice's site had lists of last meals of executed prisoners. This was removed after it was criticized as "tasteless", but the list is available on online archives. [3] [4]
• Arizona Department of Corrections Death Row Information
• Death row facts
• Death Row Inner-Communalist Vanguard Engagement D.R.I.V.E.