30 or more years on death row is absurd. Nevada ought to do what Florida has done.
From Fox News: While other states move to abolish capital punishment, Florida lawmakers are taking an entirely different approach -- trying to speed up executions for death row inmates.
The Republican-controlled legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Rick Scott that, if signed, would require the governor to sign execution warrants 30 days after the state Supreme Court reviews cases. It would require the state to execute a prisoner within 180 days of a warrant being signed.
The legislation also sets new deadlines for death row appeals.....
Supporters of the Florida legislation claimed their bill was aimed at improving -- rather than abolishing -- a broken system. They argue it puts an end to condemned prisoners sitting for years on death row -- often through what they consider unnecessary delays in the so-called “post conviction” process.
Republican state Sen. Joe Negron, the bill's sponsor, on Monday called that situation a “mockery” of the criminal justice system.
“We believe in due process,” Negron told FoxNews.com. “But this is about cases in which there is no allegation of innocence and a succession of motion after motion.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/06/florida-tries-to-speed-up-executions-as-maryland-other-states-repeal-death/#ixzz2SZ48td6N
Listen up Nevada. Right now, we don't have a death penalty, just a bunch of prisoners with the labels of death row inmates.
And seriously, no one in Carson City cares.
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3 hours ago
At least it's progress. Texas knows how to use its death penalty quite well.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'd prefer a law in which the person who has been convicted of a capital crime to be executed within 1 year of conviction. If any evidence could exonerate them (usually there isn't any because they DID do it!) it surely could be found during that time. All these endless appeals are ridiculous.