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Down, you know, it seems like he can tell and hes right there. hell climb all over you and stuff. when they executed my friend mike, he slept in the bed the whole night with me, you know. that was pretty cool. my cat cletus. society didnt need, you know, some guys back here worthy of, you know, keeping their life, so they gave them a death sentence. you know, thats like giving up. im not going to -- you know, nobody wanted the cat, ill take him, you know? everybody deserves a second chance. you ...

They "x" people out, extinguish life over here. i guess thats why they call it "x" row. >> well, the cat program has proven to be a very helpful program. when we expanded it to include our death row inmates, we do know that that unit, theyve had a very calming effect on the death row inmates. they actually have something that they can have an emotional bond with because they are separated from the rest of the facility, and, of course, they always have that looming date over their head. and the b...

Anybody to have to go through, much less for them. also, after so many years, your friends and family tend to start to forget about you and bury you before youre even dead. and thats not a very easy thing to have to -- for them or yourself to have to deal with. >> its going to be hard. because its going to be my first execution ive had to deal with since ive been on the row. when youre not working on the row and you dont know these people, its not really a big deal. but once you get to know them...

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