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SocialWinker t1_jd5x0wu wrote

Reply to comment by nimitzhunter in TIL the term "death row" comes from an assassination attempt on FDR. The shooter Giuseppe Zangara was sentenced to death, but there was already a convict awaiting execution, and FL law forbade them from sharing cells. A second cell was built, turning the "death cell" into the first "death row." by AdmiralAkbar1

> The average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years — from 11.4 years in 2000 to 18.9 years in 2020, according to the most recent available data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

The longest was 38 years, as of his execution in 2018.

https://www.npr.org/2022/05/12/1097184110/death-row-inmates-execution-time

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