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Why do prisoners spend so long on death row?
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The Commission identified several points that are responsible for the long delays in California ( ibid ):
delay in appointing counsel for direct appeal (3-5 year delay)
delay in scheduling a case to the California Supreme Court (2.25 years between application and oral argument)
delay in appointing counsel for the state habeas petition (8-10 year delay)
delay in deciding the state habeas petition (22 months)
delay in deciding federal habeas petition (6.2 years)
delay in appealing the federal habeas petition to the 9th District (2.2 years)
The US Supreme Court also publishes a primer on the death penalty appeals and the habeas process (see especially pp. 8-10). Share
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answered Oct 1 '15 at 17:23
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Because taking every option to appeal the execution takes so long. You get put in death row after the first sentence. However you still have the option to appeal the sentence (using an attorney as a go between) which will delay the execution during the appeal process. Only if you don't decide to appeal will the sentence be carried out swiftly. But not everyone is that accepting of getting killed. Share
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answered Oct 1 '15 at 16:16
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