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We didn't have much. we had love. >> we gave cameras to inmates on death row as well. 28-year-old ben richie was here for having shot and killed a police officer. >> this ain't no joke. they execute people here, and if you don't work on your case on death row they'll march your ass over there and strap you to that table and murder you. on death row our cells are a little bigger than population's, but i'd rather have one of them smaller cells. [ bleep ], i'd rather go home. >> richie recalled the last time he watched a fellow inmate leave death row for the execution chamber. >> his time came fo...

Of corrections would like to take care of this ugly little business in as efficient a way as possible. they have a job to do. they have executions to carry out. if people start raising questions about where the drugs come from, who the doctor is, then it slows down the process. >> joseph wood was taken to the execution chamber at the state penitentiary in florence on july 23rd, 2014. at 1:52 p.m., the state of arizona injected wood with 50 milligrams of midazolam. five times the amount used in ohio. >> mr. wood opened his mouth wide and took a very deep breath. >> suddenly, his mouth popped op...

>> at the oklahoma state penitentiary on april 29, 2014, clayton lockett was led to the execution chamber while charles warner waited in the wings. zeva bransetter witnessed lockett's execution. >> it was my fourth execution to witness. as scheduled f 6:0p. eventually, they roll up the shade at 6:20. lockett was asked if he had a last statement, and he just said no. >> at 6:23 p.m., lockett was injected with midazolam to render him unconscious. >> at 6:31, the doctor checked consciousness, and the warden announced that the inmate was still conscious. a few minutes later, the doctor checked con...

>> tim young represented mcguire in his final appeals. >> when we went to court with mr. mcguire we argued that midazolam was likely to leave him in severe pain, almost torture, as if he were drowning or unable to breathe and choking and gasping for air. >> but arguing the dangers of midazolam presented an unnerving catch-22. >> the burden of proof is so high to show that it's going to go bad it actually has to go bad. >> the judge said that this was clearly an experiment. but he likewise said that the inmate was not entitled to a pain free execution. >> the federal court has ruled that they b...

Of corrections would like to take care of this ugly little business in as efficient a way as possible. they have a job to do. they have executions to carry out. if people start raising questions about where the drugs come from, who the doctor is, then it slows down the process. >> joseph wood was taken to the execution chamber at the state penitentiary in florence on july 23rd, 2014. at 1:52 p.m., the state of arizona injected wood with 50 milligrams of midazolam. five times the amount used in ohio. >> mr. wood opened his mouth wide and took a very deep breath. >> suddenly, his mouth popped op...