should you get a clogged line, the executioner would stop and go to the backup line.fficial witness room. the official witnesses are set here. it could be clergy, the family of the condemned, seven media representatives and, of course, now the family of the victim that are over 18 can witness it, too. and the warden gives the cue to start the execution process. and it could be any type thing from scratching your head to removing your glasses or pick up a phone or intercom and say, proceed. >> since he's been warden at riverbend prison, ricky bell has overseen one execution. >> this entire unit showed their respect for robert koe. i don't think anyone even took a tray that day for food or what have you. >> i really believe they would kill me. and to see him leave that day and not come back, reality begin to sink in even more. >> you know, it's just something that you mentally prepare for. you know that it's coming and you realize your responsibility. and you think about the victims. you think about the family of the condemned as well. and you realize that, you know, yo

judge...the jury...and the pon executioner for mr ronnie whitt. white.... a suspect cop killer, is murdered in his cell and pow one of his guards is faccng federal charges. charges. the mysterious evidence for investigators. hello,... i'm jeff barnd. barnd. and i'm jennnfer gillert. a former corrections fficer in prince georges county faces feddral charges onight..... tonight..... today...///. áá.anthhnyáá mmcarthy.../// was... &parrested.../ in... new york city ../// . ááaccusedáá.../ of... failing.../ to... alert.../ emergency workers .../ after... finding an inmate.../ un--responsive.../ in... his cell.../ in 2008....//// áátheáá inmate...../ 19... year old.... roonie white...// was...// jailed.../ for... running down .../// p--g.../ county.../ richard findley. i think you do limit it to the people who have access and the opportunity to do this.... this.... we've... learned... only... seven guards .../ had access ...to tte suspect ...at the time... of his death.../ and.../ there were ...no... surveillance camera's.../// in... the area... of the jail...//

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. >> translator: it had a squad of ten executioners. some of whom had loaded weapons while others did not. the execution squad fired at the inmate. traces of wooden plank that's were used to prevent bullets from ricocheting are still visible on the wall. the prisoner on death row spent his last days and hours in these rooms here. >> i've been inside a lot of prisons and certainly i've been to death row and have been to other areas that have kind of a heavy, heavy feel to them. but i've never been in an environment like this where you just were overpowered with a sense of death, you know. we knew we were walking in a place where lots of people had died. >> today the death penalty is outlawed in serbia. and the final execution in this chamber occurred in 1989. back aboveground, our crew discovered sights that compared to american prisons were at once familiar and foreign. >> the first thing that jumped out at me and the crew was the fact that all the inmates seemed to be wearing personal clothes. no prison issue uniforms whatsoever. that

. >> they're saying i stabbed him in court in front of judge, jury and executioner. >> what are you saying >> were you there? >> nope. >> really? >> how many different ways you want me to answer that same question? >> so you're denying this whole thing ever took place? >> i'm denying i had anything to do with it. >> was this d.a. stabbed? >> according to court documents and papers. >> what was the evidence against you? >> that i was in the courtroom, that eyewitnesses from the jury, the transport officers, my own lawyer and the witnesses in the case all pointed the finger at me and said i did it. >> and you're saying? >> i had nothing to do with it. >> you weren't -- where were you? >> i was in my cell. >> alejandro, how on earth do you really say that? how? in all honesty, you're a smart guy. how do you really do that? you physically know where you were. everybody saw where you were, right? >> no. i had nothing to do with it. >> what do you admit to? >> i admit to being prisoner number 50857. and i admit to my mistakes i made to come to prison. >> steele was convicted of attempted murder

no, those weren't assassins, those were executioners. they were there to execute the law, you sell land without tribal approval, then you deserve to be execute. and that was tribal law, but that was kind of a blood revenge they were supposed the to put behind them, so i made the decision this was an assassination, not an execution. the very language you use to talk about this can sometimes get caught up in a lot of historians' arguments. wait a minute, is it true they deserved to die? and by the letter of the clan involved, yes. uh-huh. >> there seems to be a sense that with the rise of casinos owned by native americans justice is being served a little bit, that the tribes are getting back what was taken from them. how much truth is there in that and, in fact, do the tribes control the casino operation, or are they being controlled? >> they mostly control it. and it is a source of huge income to a lot of nations. so much so that that effects decisions they make about who belongs in their, who are true members of their nation. you have to

one of the rifles is loaded with dummy rounds, leaving each potential executioner with a hint of doubtto his ultimate responsibility in the process. >> once he's given his last words, and then he's been given the okay to proceed with the execution, a cadence will be given and shots will be fired. >> i chose to be executed by firing squad because the only other option here is lethal injection. that's what they do to dogs. and i don't want them -- i'd rather sit up and take it and have them look at who they're killing. if they was going to execute me tomorrow, i would be nervous. but on the other side, i would be relieved it's all over with. it's not really living. we're just existing day to day. a lot of people call their cells their homes or their houses. it ain't my home, ain't my house. it's like a dog cage. that's all it is. when bp made a commitment to the gulf, we knew it would take time, but we were determined to see it through. today, while our work continues, i want to update you on the progress: bp has set aside 20 billion dollars to fund economic and environmental recovery. w

he has turned himself into a prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner. there is a new grouping formed, bipartisan, with a forthcoming caucus called the national commission on the misuse of intelligence to justify war. host: we invite our viewers to phone in with questions and comments. we will have lines for democrats and republicans and independents. we saw this story yesterday. the white house pressure democrats not to challenge obama. what are they saying here? guest: there were some indications. not necessarily defeat him. but to put the liberal progressive agenda on the table and have the media coverage. right now, they're just able to cover the republicans. a one-man primary is not very good. whenever a name came up, the democratic national committee would move to discourage it. we tried to develop a slate of six distinguished citizens, education, poverty, foreign, military affairs, just to have an agenda challenge. that was very difficult, too. they do not want debates in the primary, the democrats. that is unfortunate. all these issues of labor r

impose on their kingdoms and breaking the wheel where the victim was tied to a wagon wheel and the executionersmashed arms and legs with a sledge hammer at which the victim was hoisted on the wagon wheel left to die of exposure and shock. burning at the stake, sawing in half from the crotch up, impalement through the rectum, and iron hooks. in a narrow slice of time centered in the 18 #th century, torture as a form of punishment was abolished by every major country including the united states in the famous amendment of the cruel punishment, part of a global movement to abolish torture. the 18th century also saw the abolition of other institutionalized forms of violence that we now consider barbaric like the death penalty and england had 22 capital offenses on the book in the 18th century like poaching, counterfeiting, being in the company of gypsies, and strong evidence of mall las in a child in 7-14 years of age. this was not just theoretical, but was carried out with relish. samuel johnson talked about a 7-year-old girl being hanged for steeling 5 petticoat. the list of crimes was down to fo

impose on their kingdoms and breaking the wheel where the victim was tied to a wagon wheel and the executioner smashed arms and legs with a sledge hammer at which the victim was hoisted on the wagon wheel left to die of exposure and shock. burning at the stake, sawing in half from the crotch up, impalement through the rectum, and iron hooks. in a narrow slice of time centered in the 18 #th century, torture as a form of punishment was abolished by every major country including the united states in the famous amendment of the cruel punishment, part of a global movement to abolish torture. the 18th century also saw the abolition of other institutionalized forms of violence that we now consider barbaric like the death penalty and england had 22 capital offenses on the book in the 18th century like poaching, counterfeiting, being in the company of gypsies, and strong evidence of mall las in a child in 7-14 years of age. this was not just theoretical, but was carried out with relish. samuel johnson talked about a 7-year-old girl being hanged for steeling 5 petticoat. the list of crimes was down to f

, going anywhere on his own sake, and he has turned himself into a prosecutor, judge, jury, and executioner, and that is a serious issue with law, and that is why there is a new group that is a forthcoming caucus in the congress on the misuse of intelligence to justify war. >> responding with questions and comments to ralph nader, who himself ran for president five different times. we will hemlines for democrats and republicans and independents. it says ralph nader, you, are saying that the white house challenge people to not challenged obama. what is going on? guest: it was said there should be a primary challenge to obama. congressman dennis kucinich. not necessarily to defeat him, simply to put the liberal progressive agenda on the table and have the media cover it. right now, they are just covering the republicans because the republicans are contesting at the debate. and one-man primary is not good for debate. so whenever a name came jon, a former senator this or a former governor of that, the democrat national committee or their emissaries basically would move to discourage it. we have