so the very crime that landed edward montour in prison may have in fact may not have any crime at all bob autobee, do you plan to sit in on the trial? >> bits and pieces, not the whole trial. i tried that once and it just drove me to depression and anxiety. at that time, i did not see justice being served. if things turn around now, i may make an appearance. >> you were a corrections officer yourself and your son eric was a prison guard, that is where edward montour killed him. >> that's correct. >> you said this experience has made you very critical of the prison system and the penal system in general. could you talk about what specific changes you have been advocating and the colorado prison system? >> well, we suggested focus groups from the staff because the management has refused to listen to the people that are in the trenches. so a lot of things get by management doesn't know anything about. we also suggested different colored jumpsuits for the inmates so violent offenders could be recognized immediately. because right now colorado, we have violent and maximum security inmates

edward montour was facing execution in a new murder trial for the 2002 killing of prison guard eric autobee but on thursday, montour entered a plea deal that will sentence him to life in prison, instead of to death. eric autobee's father, bob autobee, had sought to enter a victim's statement asking the jury not to impose the death penalty, saying he opposes capital punishment. you can go to our website democracynow.org for our interview with bob autobee from wednesday's broadcast. >> the annual conservative clinical action conference has kicked off in d.c.. in his opening speech, paul ryan suggested children who receive school lunches are not cared for by low income families. >> what they are offering people is a full stomach and empty soul. the american people want more than that. this reminds me of a story i heard from eloise and dennis anderson. cap -- eloisethe anderson. she serves in the cabinet of my governor scott walker. she once met a young boy from a very poor family and everyday at school he would get a free lunch from a government program and he told eloise he did not want a fre