Why does the United States take so long to kill its death penalty prisoners? When someone is sentenced to death, why can't they get the lethal injection (or whatever) immediately upon sentencing? -
He's Too Mentally Ill to Execute. Why Is He Still on Death Row After 45 Years? | The Marshall Project
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