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Hold up a capital murder conviction because of the eyewitness. yet his testimony, just looking at his testimony, you dont know where he is coming from. >> in the death house at huntsville where all texas executions take place, preparations for rubens execution proceeded. >> the execution was at midnight in those days. >> reverend carol picket was chaplain at the huntsville prison for 16 years. >> he was with his family most of that day. you have different rooms and in each room, they have phones...

Towers, guards all over the place. finally, the chaplain said that he had been killed, that he was dead. the lights came on, the cameras came on and it is like they just won a super bowl over there. my mom, my sister were balling and crying. my aunts. candles everywhere. my mom had sent ruben a necklace with a cross. the chaplain came back and he handed it to mama. that was it. [ speaking in spanish ] >> she says he is now resting. he is not in jail. at least he is free now. >> ruben cantu was a...

Experience that will reduce crime and save money. and thats why you have been able to get so much support. >> congressman collins, its not often you have lawmakers from the opposite side of the political spectrum coming together, especially today to try to make something happen here. when it comes to prison reform talk to us about why this is something youre so passionate about and is it something you believe enough of the republican colleagues can also support to make some inroads here? >> i do...

In my life, i was in hungary, see chaplains "the dictator." >> democracy is fragrant. >> liberty stunk. >> liberty is odious. >> freedom of speech is objectionable. >> chaplain did such a great job, you know. >> some films, of course, resonated more than others. the power of the visual image intensified maybe by what was going on outside that dark room. films could be inspiring, but they could be dangerous. >> it was so magical, to go to a film, especially a dangerous one, one that was just the ...

Plan for members of the rastafarian faith. >> its a veggie tray, man. i aint got no religion, man. they put me down as a rastafarian. ya, mon. they cant tell me what my religion is if i say im rastafarian. you cant say im not. >> so what kind of food does a rastafarian get? >> i dont [ bleep ] know. >> the chaplain says he knows some inmates game the system to get special meals for various religious faiths, but theres not much he can do about it. >> the one thing i really try to comply with the ...

>> is there someone here you can talk to? >> i dont want to talk to people. i just want people to leave me alone. i go to all my classes at nighttime. i lay in bed and i have all kind of bad thoughts. >> normally, wise would have had her beth friend and her brothers girlfriend trenity baker to speak to, but baker was transferred to prison two weeks earlier. >> it was so sad watching her go. a crying battle. she was a really good support for me, you know. i would like to think i was for her, too....

He has been in the care of her brother. >> is one of my class fictions officers up there? weve got an issue. >> now sergeant collette has just received tragic news. >> last name wise, w-i-s-e. first name will be michelle. she doesnt know or maybe she does know, i dont believe she does, that her child died. the baby was, i believe, 2 months old. lets get a hold of chaplin and see if hes aware of that, and well house her in medical if we can. all right, thank you. all right, bye-bye. >> so, sergea...

The 400 foot observation wheel. nobody was injured in the accident. not only do you have the scorching heat for three hours, i used to live in orlando, its hot. the other question is what do you think people did for bathrooms? >> i dont -- you know im sure they probably dont want to share that story. theyre probably keeping that to themselves. >> next time you get on the ferris wheel, go to the bathroom first. thats the lesson to be learned. >> still ahead, the u.s. army chaplain home from the w...

And can-- tensions can rise very quickly. >> reporter: the incident is just the latest in a series of conflicts between white police officers and black citizens caught on camera. >> how is this happening? how is this happening? >> reporter: last march images of university of virginia student martese johnson sparked public outcry and in september the california highway patrol reached a $1.5 million settlement with marlene pinnock after video surfaced of the 51- year-old getting punched repeatedly...

>> reporter: may has been a bloody month in baltimore with 38 homicides after 22 in april and 15 in march. but arrests in the city are down by more than 50%, leaving some to question whether police are stepping back on purpose. in a statement today, the police union says, "officers are under siege and more afraid of going to jail for doing their jobs properly than they are of getting shot on duty." six officers were charged in the death of freddie gray, but police point out in the riots that fol...