do not do what seems to be compelled by the evidence as far as so many people can see, including alan alt, who used to be the warden. >> i've never heard wardens come out and stop executions. these are wardens. >> you have five wardens initial to alt who have come out and spent this last-ditch effort, this last-ditch letter. this is an attempt by them to have clean hearts, as they grow older and reflect on what kind of job they did in their official capacity, and my heart goes out to them, because they were doing what the state compelled them to do. that was their job. so many people get hurt, reverend al, when society does not have a basic level of consciousness and regard for human life. >> well, we've got to keep fighting. thank you, congressman hank johnson. thank you for your time tonight. >> well, reverend al, you keep up the fight. we support you 100%, and all of those people out there who are fighting for justice tonight, let's not end it tonight. let's keep moving forward. >> yes, sir, and i think the congressman is right, and as i said, many of us will be pursuing, whether we ar

alan alt, the former warden from the georgia prison where troy davis was executed last night. he also served as commissioner of corrections for three states. he's currently the dean of the college of justice and safety at eastern kentucky university.of waens who wrote to correction fishlz officials and the governor of georgia yesterday urging them to reconsider their decision to deny troy davis clemency and to consider the effect on corrections staff who would be carrying this execution out. dr. alt, thank you for joininging us in our coverage late last night, and thank you for coming back tonight. i really appreciate it, sir. >> yes, ma'am. >> as a warden and later as a commissioner of corrections in georgia you participated in several executions early in your career. you told us last night that you view executions as a form of premeditated -- premeditated killing, premeditated murder. what made you think about it that way? >> well, it's -- the policy book for execution's probably about an inch and a half thick. it is well scripted. there's a lot of rehearsals. i don't know o