Zach LarkinsCAPITAL PUNISHMENT IV
A teaser today folks. Let's look at how the convict on death row spends his day. With the help of Mary Vallis' series ‘Playing God: The Fight To Kill The Death Penalty', here it is for your enjoyment:
Capital Sentence Unit (CSU) Daily Routine (New Jersey) After first shift officers have come on duty, inmates on CSU are awakened at 6:30 a.m. and eat breakfast in their individual cells. Each day at 8:30-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30 - 6 p.m., and 7:30-9 p.m., there is a recreation module. Inmates come out of their cells, two at a time, for quiet recreation. They can play cards, do puzzles, etc.
On opposite days, they have outside recreation at 7:30 - 9:30 a.m., and 12:15 - 2:15 p.m. Inmates go to recreation, three at a time, for physical recreational activity. They can play handball, play basketball, jog, do chin-ups and push-ups, etc.
They eat lunch at approximately 11 a.m.
In the afternoon, when second shift officers come on duty, 15-minute showers are permitted.
CSU inmates are permitted two phone calls a day. Attorneys can be called at any time, provided the telephone is not being utilized.
They eat dinner between 4 and 4:30 p.m.
Window visits are permitted between 4 and 5 p.m., and 5 and 6 p.m. (one family/personal visitor in the unit at a time). Visits must be scheduled 48 hours in advance and only can be from immediate family members. In the event there is no immediate family, an alternative visitor or visitors must be put on an approved visitors list. This list must be approved by the administrator.
Since there are only three visitor's booths, only three visits are conducted at one time. These are non-contact visits, and only two visits are permitted per month.
Attorney visits are contact visits and must be scheduled 24 hours in advance. There is no limit on the number of attorney visits and no time limit on their visits.
Inmates are locked-in at 9 p.m. but there is no official lights out.
All traffic is stopped whenever CSU inmates leave the unit. They are accompanied by officers and a supervisor and are handcuffed and wearing leg-irons.
Friday is cleanup day on the unit. Inmates clean and mop their cells and the unit.
Capital Sentence Unit (CSU) Daily Routine (New Jersey) After first shift officers have come on duty, inmates on CSU are awakened at 6:30 a.m. and eat breakfast in their individual cells. Each day at 8:30-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 4:30 - 6 p.m., and 7:30-9 p.m., there is a recreation module. Inmates come out of their cells, two at a time, for quiet recreation. They can play cards, do puzzles, etc.
They eat lunch at approximately 11 a.m.
In the afternoon, when second shift officers come on duty, 15-minute showers are permitted.
CSU inmates are permitted two phone calls a day. Attorneys can be called at any time, provided the telephone is not being utilized.
They eat dinner between 4 and 4:30 p.m.
Window visits are permitted between 4 and 5 p.m., and 5 and 6 p.m. (one family/personal visitor in the unit at a time). Visits must be scheduled 48 hours in advance and only can be from immediate family members. In the event there is no immediate family, an alternative visitor or visitors must be put on an approved visitors list. This list must be approved by the administrator.
Since there are only three visitor's booths, only three visits are conducted at one time. These are non-contact visits, and only two visits are permitted per month.
Inmates are locked-in at 9 p.m. but there is no official lights out.
All traffic is stopped whenever CSU inmates leave the unit. They are accompanied by officers and a supervisor and are handcuffed and wearing leg-irons.
Friday is cleanup day on the unit. Inmates clean and mop their cells and the unit.
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