Title: Why do Inmates go on Death Row? - Prison Insight
Headings: Why do Inmates go on Death Row?
Why do Inmates go on Death Row?
Why are inmates on death row for so long?
How many inmates are on death row?
Can you visit prisoners on death row?
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Content: But, they soon changed their position and ruled that the death penalty can’t be applied in a case where a death did not occur. There is still a question about whether or not the death penalty can be used in crimes against the government, like treason or espionage. Inmates who are sentenced to death are usually in prison for two decades or more before they are executed. The reason inmates are on death row for so long is because they must have the opportunity to exhaust all appeals before the death sentence is carried out. Many individuals who have been sentenced to death have claimed to be innocent. And, when DNA evidence became available in the United States in the early 1990s, more than 20 death row inmates ended up being exonerated and released. Other inmates on death row have had their convictions overturned based on prosecutorial misconduct, weak cases with lack of evidence, and ineffective assistance of counsel. The Death Penalty Information Center also has a list of ten inmates who they claim were “executed but possibly innocent.” Because there have been people sentenced to death row who have later been revealed to be innocent, some believe our system should not be swift to execute. How many inmates are on death row?