Title: Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row? - Quora
Headings: Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row?
Why does it take so long to execute someone on death row?
Jamie Scoverski
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Ming Chun
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Content: This could be “streamlined”; however doing so might violate the rights of the inmate and potentially lead to the execution of an innocent person. Inmates have little interest in being executed - It’s not as if people are lining up for executions. Death Row inmates will do everything that they can to prevent or delay their execution and they frequently do so. This stretches into years and often decades. Many inmates are mentally ill - Executing the mentally ill is technically a crime against humanity and many states are hesitant to do so. They are, however, willing to medicate such a person and get them “ready” to be executed when they get better. No one wants to execute an innocent person - While it almost certainly has occurred, no one wants to be the first one who the media “catches”. So the state actually works along with the defense to an extent to ensure that the defendant is indeed guilty before he or she is executed. They are seeking the execution;