About a year ago, I was investigating prison conditions in middle eastern Arabian countries as part of my work as a sociologist interested in systems of punishment around the world. One morning, I visited a modern prison facility in a small sultancy. I was told I was "in luck", there would be an execution today that I could observe. I was asked if I would like to talk to the...
I felt way guilty after having blown Gary in His Sleep. That big Prong, however seemed to still be calling me and I played with it for about 20 minutes before I finally drifted off. I figured he wouldn't mind, he was still blasted from the bomb weed that we smoked earlier and would not even know that he had blown his nuts. I drifted off to sleep after a while, the taste of...
"...find the defendant Guilty... " The words still enraged Ken. "That nigger got what he had comin'!" He thought to himself. "All those white people on the jury don't got no idea what's comin'!" The judge gave a stern speech about the evils of racism, which Ken ignored, then sentenced him to life in prison for the torture and murder of a black...
They told me that my brother's childhood friend, Gary, was finally getting out of prison. I had always liked this arrogant dude. I guess you could say that he was like a little brother to me, even though I had not seen him in about six years. I was kind of surprised to hear that his child's mother claimed that he had turned gay in prison. I discounted the rumors to common...
".....where you will remain in custody until a date eight months from today at which time, according to the dictates of this state, you will be put to death by electrocution. May God have mercy on your soul young man". At first I just sat there dumbfounded by what I was hearing, but then as the deputies came and handcuffed me to lead me off to the state penitentiary I started...
My cell was in an honor unit, and David was sent to me for some paralegal advice one Saturday afternoon. He was 27 and I was 35. He was dressed in usual prison fatigues - fitted and well- pressed, about six feet tall, about 175 lbs - dark blond and with a nice general appearance. I later learned he had a touch of Native American which made have strong features that gave strength to...
A prisoner's last plea: "Make it a good one." Hank was a 35 year old bear of a guy. He had been in prison for the last 12 years, the last 7 of those of death row. He was initially convicted of bank robbery. During a scuffle in the prison yard a guard and another prisoner were stabbed with kitchen knives. One of the deaths was pinned on Hank. He still maintains he ...
I could feel my pulse begin to race as I entered into the dark and musty corridor. The air was warm and moist against my bare chest, bringing a fine layer of sweat to my skin. I was exhilarated. All of my senses were honed to perfection, ensuring that my passage was unknown and unnoticed. The path was not new to me - I had been exploring the covert halls of the Salem Home for...
The Last Time - Report from Death Row At 21, John Matthew Monroe was about to become the youngest man executed in Florida's electric chair. In fact, he would be the youngest man executed in the country in recent history. He pleaded no contest in the murder of his next door neighbor a year earlier, and he waived his right to appeal. He preferred execution to...
The bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, giving Cal a small glimpse of the road ahead. Ted, sitting close to Ronny, felt the young boy shake as the thunder roared through the dark night. Cal - at the wheel of the car - kept cursing softly as he peered through the streaked windshield, trying to keep the car at an even speed; still, the storm was getting worse, and the rain was...
I've read a couple of stories on the net about young men facing execution. I ad to tell you about Mario. He was just 25, and he got lethal injection. He was he first in the state. Before that, we had the chair. This was much easier for all concerned, but of course the end result in the same. As I said, Mario was just 25. He had been here on death row for the last 6...
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