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Facility. and of course they always have that looming date over their head. and the bonding and the calmness that its put on the death row inmates has been very significant. >> im not a cat person to begin with, but i got me one. and i like the little fella. hes not bad. >> cletus, a shelter cat who might otherwise be facing his own death sentence, was adopted by benjamin ritchie, who was condemned to die for the murder of a police officer. >> somebody when im feeling down, you know, it seems li...

In one day and it will be all over with. >> wrinkles last hope is a long shot, an appeal to the u.s. supreme court. at moments like this other "x" row inmates are forced to think about their own mortality. benjamin ritchie is here for the murder of a police officer. >> ive seen guys come by on their last walk to be executed. it affected me. but nothing affected me like seeing someone that you care about, like a best friend, walk by your cell and then leave to go be executed. what do you say to a...

Indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldnt believe what a cat would do. ...

Theyre part of a sanctioned rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a priso...

Roam prison grounds and bond with inmates and other times theyre part of a sanctioned rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display...

Rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldn...

Rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldn...

>> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place, but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldnt believe what a cat would do. im not a cat person to begin with, but i got me one an...

Theyre part of a sanctioned rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place, but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a priso...

Rescue program like the one at indiana state prison. >> introduce me to your friend. >> this is cletus. hes 16 months old. they said we can adopt cats from the humane society, so i adopted this one. >> benjamin ritchie was in for a pretty horrendous crime. hes on death row. death row is a very dark, depressing place. but when he started playing with his cat, cletus, theres some kind of bonding. theres a display of affection that you would never normally see in a prison environment. >> you wouldn...