Where do death row inmates' belongings go?
The term literary license is greatly in play when it comes to fictional magazines, books, movies and TV programming. Ditto in purported “based on actual events” publications and productions.In the state I am familiar with, the condemned can make written assignment where his personal property goes. As to your Michael Douglas remark, if a released prisoners get his personal property back depends on the length of time he has been confined and where. I was not returned anything I had when I was locked up, including clothes, billfold, watch and ring. But then, who would expect it to be still around after 51 years and a multitude of facility transfers.
What is the Allan B. Polunsky Unit like for death row inmates?
I toured Texas' death row while in a law enforcement management school at Sam Houston State University. It was pretty bleak. But then again, it houses the worst of the worst; People who are evil, or have done such evil things that a jury said they don't deserve to live. It was hot, Texas prisons are not air conditioned. At least not the part the inmates are housed in. It was smelly. It was loud. I don't know if they were putting on a show for our benefit but all the inmates were up screaming at us. They may have been trying to intimidate us but the noise was unbelievable. They were screaming horrible things at the females about what they would do to them if they could get out of their cell. If you have ever watched an animal program where the baboons or chimps go crazy, it was like that.There is a huge plexiglass shield that the gaurds would keep between them and the inmates so the gaurds would not be pelted with feces, urine, or ejaculate thrown by the prisoners. As I said, it was bleak.When inmates get to death row, they are locked down in their cell for 23 hours a day for a few months. When they get out they go to a small exercise area alone. While they are on death row, staff evaluates them for safety to see if it is safe to let them work among the other inmates at the prison. After they have been on death row a while they may be allowed to work “normal jobs” like all the other prisoners. At the time they could refurbish school busses, build furniture, or do a couple other things like cook. A couple weeks before their execution date they locked them down again for 23 hours a day.A short time before their execution date they are removed from death row and transported to the Walls unit in Huntsville. There they are kept until they are executed. The death chamber is no where near where they are housed on death row, 2 different prisons, probably 30 miles apart. Only a few are kept at the Walls. If they get a stay of execution, they get transferred back to death row.Thats what it looked like in the mid to late 90s on Death Row in Texas.
What are some pros and cons on death penalty?
There really are no pros - most of the arguments in favor of capital punishment fall into one of three categories: (a) Emotional (“how can you let this monster live???”); (b) Religious (“Eye for an Eye”); or (c) Based on false information (for example, many people think it is more expensive to keep someone in prison for life, when in fact the opposite is true). The cons are much more plentiful and compelling: - Mistakes happen. Since 1973 in the U.S., 139 people have been released from death row because they were exonerated by DNA and other new evidence (DNA is not available in most homicide cases). These are ALL people who were found guilty "beyond a reasonable doubt." A life sentence is reversible. A death sentence is not. - Because of the legal apparatus designed to minimize wrongful executions, it costs taxpayers MUCH more to execute someone than to imprison them for life. - It is not a deterrent - violent crime rates are consistently HIGHER in death penalty jurisdictions. - It is inconsistently and arbitrarily applied. - It fosters a culture of violence by asserting that killing is an acceptable solution to a problem. - Many people argue “an eye for an eye,” but those who claim to be Christian should already know that Jesus HIMSELF was against it (see Matthew 5:7 & 5:38-39, James 4:12, Romans 12:17-21, and John 8:7). - Life without parole (LWOP) is on the books in most states now (all except Alaska), and it means what it says. People who get this sentence are taken off the streets. For good. - Whether you’re a hardened criminal or a government representing the people, killing another human being is wrong. Period. “He did it first” is not a valid excuse. I hope that helps - good luck in your debate!
What is the average size of a United States prison jail cell?
There's also a lot of variation based on geography in addition to security levels. In San Quentin's Death Row where a friend of mine has been incarcerated for 30 years. it's a 6 x 9 single cell. In New York City and places like LA where cost per square foot is so high on real estate, some inmates are doubled up (or even worse) in a comparable space. In the prison where I work, it's generally 9 x 12 or so, containing at least two inmates, but there's also the gymnasium-style dorming for levels 1 & 2 which is just a huge room with double or sometimes triple bunked beds. It wouldn't be uncommon to see 4 inmates sharing a room approximately the size of a college dorm. But again, there's significant variation based on location, security, state vs. federal, etc; but I have heard that generally, prison cells are favored against jail cells as jailcells are smaller, sometimes more sterile, and more limitations on movement. At the end of the day, anyone who lives each day of their life in a cage, even a 20 x 20 space, will still find the limitation to be inhumane - that is to say, I've never heard of a cell being TOO big.
Biology? When cells reach a certain size they end up doing what?
When cells reach a certain size they end up doing what? A. Die B. Stop Growing C. Divide D. Continue Growing E. None of the above F. Both B and C