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deathwatch  

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  • The term deathwatch is defined as the period of time, typically the last 24 to 48 hours, before a condemned inmate is executed. In many U.S. states, the deathwatch period is one of “virtually solitary confinement under unmitigated solitary confinement” (Johnson, 1998, p. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Deathwatch]

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