死刑犯監所處遇初探

A Preliminary Study on the Conditions of Death Row Prisoners

在多年的救援和倡議過程中，台灣廢除死刑推動聯盟關注死刑犯在監服刑期間的基本人權保障，近年透過監所訪談計畫，希望進一步爬梳獄中環境和死刑制度對於死刑犯在獄中身心健康的影響。目前大多數死刑犯已在獄中度過十年、二十年，甚至有人長達三十年，且長期與外界社會隔離。監獄環境對死刑犯的生理、情緒精神狀態產生不穩定的影響，時而求生、時而求死，甚至有輕生或要求早日執行死刑的念頭，卻又等不到政府明確回應政策的下一步走向，即便是《監獄行刑法》中所規定的權益也未必能夠落實。
本文首先從死刑犯在獄中度過最長時間的地方開始，探討了他們在監獄中的生活條件，包括居住環境、活動限制、勞動權益和飲食狀況等。作為第一個對近乎所有死刑犯進行大規模訪談的研究計畫，我們希望這篇文章能引起社會大眾和政府的關注和討論，從而改善長期服刑的死刑犯在監獄中的待遇。

Throughout many years of rescue and advocacy, the Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty has been focusing on safeguarding the basic human rights of death row prisoners during their incarceration. Recently we started an interview project of prisoners, in order to explore more about the impact of the prison environment and systems on the physical and mental well-being of death row prisoners.
The majority of prisoners have been detained for over a decade; a few have been imprisoned for three decades. Most of them have lost any connection with their family and the rest of the world. When this is coupled with physical illness and disabilities, it is easy for prisoners to have a sense of powerlessness and despair about life. That despair, in turn, leads to emotional fluctuations. They sometimes try hard to survive, and sometimes give up all hope of living. Some even have suicidal thoughts and demand the authorities to carry out their execution.
This article begins by examining the living conditions of death row prisoners who have spent a long period of time within incarceration facilities. It delves into aspects such as living conditions, restrictions on activities, labor rights, and dietary provisions. As this is the first research project to conduct extensive interviews with nearly all death-row prisoners, we hope that this article will raise awareness and stimulate discussion among the general public and government officials, and ultimately lead to improvements in the treatment of long-term death-row prisoners.