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For more than 200 inmates at the anamosa state penitentiary in iowa, there is one thing for certain, decades from now they will be exactly where they are today. behind bars. you're about to meet some of these lifers, men who have had to accept a harsh reality that a life in prison is the only life they'll ever have. on a hill overlooking anamosa is a small cemetery. it's a quiet, desolate place. and like the prison itself, the gravestones are old and weathered. >> being buried in our cemetery is an option for any inmate regardless of whether they're a lifer or whatever. some of the old-timers ...

In iowa, there is one thing for certain, decades from now they will be exactly where they are today. behind bars. you're about to meet some of these lifers, men who have had to accept a harsh reality that a life in prison is the only life they'll ever have. on a hill overlooking anamosa is a small cemetery. it's a quiet, desolate place. and like the prison itself, the gravestones are old and weathered. >> being buried in our cemetery is an option for any inmate regardless of whether they're a lifer or whatever. some of the old-timers who have done a lot of years, this has been their home for a...

He was declared dead at 11:08. >> how did he look? was he talking in a loud voice? quiet voice? >> he was talking very quickly. as my colleagues have said, he was defiant until the very end, maintaining his innocence until the very end. he spoke quickly and looked at one of his attorneys sitting on the second row, appeared to glance at the attorney, who nodded at him. mark macphail was sitting in the front row and mark was looking at mr. davis the entire time, it seems. once he was declared dead, we were ushered out. >> how would you describe the mood? >> somber, how olympics? it was just a so...

[ inaudible ] >> he was talking very quickly. and as my colleagues have said, he was defiant until the very end, maintaining his innocence until the very end. he spoke quickly. he looked at one of his attorneys sitting opt second row, he appeared to glance at the attorney who nodded at him. mark macphail was sitting in the front row and mark was looking at mr. davis the entire time it seemed. and once he was declared dead, we were ushered out. >> how would you describe the mood? >> somber. how else? it was just a somber event. we were all waiting for about four and half hours in the prison wit...

He was declared dead at 11:08. >> how did he look? was he talking in a loud voice? quiet voice? >> he was talking very quickly. as my colleagues have said, he was defiant until the very end, maintaining his innocence until the very end. he spoke quickly and looked at one of his attorneys sitting on the second row, appeared to glance at the attorney, who nodded at him. mark macphail was sitting in the front row and mark was looking at mr. davis the entire time, it seems. once he was declared dead, we were ushered out. >> how would you describe the mood? >> somber, how olympics? it was just a so...