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One from oklahoma. oklahoma made itself famous in the past year for a badly screwed up execution in which the prisoner they were trying to kill regained consciousness in the middle of the execution. he personally ended up trying to help the execution team get into his veins. it went on for so long that oklahoma called off the execution in the middle of it and considered trying to revive the guy. they pulled the curtain so the witnesses wouldnt see it. ultimately after 3/4 of an hour the man fina...

Condemned. we will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the doctors into the room, having them perform an examinat...

In my mind at that time, i didnt feel like i had any way out. the next time we got into a fight, as soon as i got him off of me, i started shooting. i didnt stop shooting until the gun was empty. during the fight with me and my father, my stepmother and two stepsisters were in the house. when the fight started, they ran upstairs. my friend went after them. he kicked in a bathroom door. he shot the woman, cut the little girls throat. and he found the other little girl and cut her throat. and when...

>> the execution team will escort the condemned from his death cell into the execution chamber and place him on the gurney. the microphone is basically used to read the death warrant to the condemned and also to allow the condemned to make a last statement. >> prior to being arrested and going to arraignment, i didnt even know alabama had a death penalty. so, when the judge told me the sentences that i faced, i didnt think he was telling the truth. from that point on, yeah, i knew i was coming t...

I will come around to this area and basically face the condemned. we will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the...

And basically face the condemned. we will read the death warrant and offer an opportunity to have any last words. most guys dont say a whole lot. after that, walk back into the control room and prepare to carry out the duties. we communicate with the commissioners room to ensure there are no last-minute stays and then we move forward. we start the process of administering the drugs. it takes approximately 20 to 25 minutes from administering the drugs, bringing the doctors into the room, having t...

So, they arrested us and charged both of us with capital murder. >> the execution team will escort the condemned from his death cell into the execution chamber and place him on the gurney. the microphone is basically used to read the death warrant to the condemned and also to allow the condemned to make a last statement. >> prior to being arrested and going to arraignment, i didnt even know alabama had a death penalty. so, when the judge told me the sentences that i faced, i didnt think he was t...

Of the head. >> sell it, sell it, sell it, sell it. thats right. ♪ tell me what im gonna do oh, baby, just tell me what im gonna do ♪ >> idle hands is the devils playground, you know, so i stay busy. ♪ >> you think this can get me on "american idol"? >> the execution team will escort the condemned from the death cell into the execution chamber and place him on a gurney. >> you aint here for going to church. you aint here because you was doing something constructive. you been doing somethin...

Federal appeals courts. and their numbered circuits. this weekend at the 9th circuit court, that court one level below the supreme court, day blocked an execution due to take place the day after tomorrow in arizona. they said if the state of arizona wont disclose the manufacturers of the drugs its planning to use in this lethal injection and if it wont disclose the medical training of the people theyre going it use for the execution team, the 9th circuit says that execution cannot go forward. it...

Long public history. weve always done it in a way that people were allowed to know what was happening, what means were being used. now states have tried to stop that. and that has just led to a really big deal federal court ruling. in terms of the federal court system, theres the supreme court at the top, obviously, right? one level below that are the federal appeals courts. and their numbered circuits. this weekend at the 9th circuit court, that court one level below the supreme court, day bloc...