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More than 3,700 people are condemned to death in America, facing many years on death row before they are executed. Many of the people on death row have been there for ten years or more and will be given up to a dozen execution dates before the final one, sometimes coming within hours or even minutes of execution.
We respond to as many prisoners as we can without making any judgement whatsoever. Yet we should remember that capital punishment in the US has famously been defined those without the capital get the punishment.
Living conditions on death row in many states are harsh and dehumanising. It is not unusual for people to be locked up for 23 hours a day or to suffer sensory deprivation. Many of them are abandoned by their family and friends. Some prisoners have no contact whatsoever with the outside world.
