on a recent thursday night, we accompanied marty stroud on his way to confront what maybe his greatest shame. >> what do you expect out of this? >> i have no idea. deeply sorry for what happened. >> reporter: he was on his way to meet the innocent man he put on death row. this time to apologize in person. both men had agreed to this meeting, but neither knew how it would go as they prepared to come face to face for the first time in 30 years. >> mr. ford. orter: their paths first crossed in 1983 when isadore rosemund a watch dealer in louisiana was found shot in the head inside of his home repair shot. within days, police zeroed in on ford who had done yafrd work for the victim. after a seven-day trial, even though there was no eyewitness or murder weapon, the jury came back with a guilty verdict and a death sentence. >> you were pleased when that verdict came down. >> i was very pleased. >> you went out and celebrated with drinks. >> i did that. >> reporter: now marty admits it was not a fair fight. >> the deck was stacked going in. >> reporter: ford's court-appointed defense team had

we will speak with the prosecutor marty stroud. and we will look at the american pharmacist association's new policy urging members not to supply drugs used in lethal injections. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. kenya has launched strikes inside somalia following last week's massacre by the militant group al-shabab. 148 people, mostly students, were killed when gunmen stormed the garissa university college. the attackers went through the university dorms, separating muslims from christians, and killing the christians. the kenyan military says it is bombing several al-shabab bases in retaliation. the strikes come as kenya has begun three days of mourning. on sunday, family members lined up at a morgue in nairobi to identify their loved ones. a teacher from the garissa region said the government had failed to heed calls to protect the school. >> if the government had listened to us today would have saved the lives of 147 students who perished that da

>> yeah, i mean, marty stroud has apologized.er 30 years of conviction in solitary confinement -- amy: and the state still refuses to compensate him? >> is completely underinsured, his medical care is accommodation of volunteers like myself who are incredibly honored to be able to serve and work with glen, and then basic care from the state. amy: jackie sumell, we willing to your exhibit at the library that has just opened. the book has just come out again, "herman's house." and frontline is doing a story on glenn ford's case tonight. that does appear our broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] female announcer: essential pepin is made possible by: female announcer: kitchenaid: for the way it's made. proudly celebrating ten years of cook for the cure to support the fight against breast cancer. female announce

. >> joining me now is that prosecutor marty stroud thank you for joining me. >> thank you for havingdon't see many prosecutors come forward and speak out. why was it important for you to write this op-ed. >> "the new york times" wrote an editorial that mr. ford was entitled to compensation. i had never written a letter to any paper at all but i thought i would write a letter in support of the editorial because i had been one of the participants in the trial and to give the paper my views on what happened at the trial. >> you know request the "the times" asked ford what some of the challenges were after living three decades behind bars. watch this mr. stroud. >> learning how, my computer skills, i can't turn anything on. but i believe i will never catch on to the internet as i should. >> you're not missing too much. >> yeah. >> i mean isn't that why we need to fix the system? all the money in the world can't buy back those lost experiences or time mr. stroud? >> i agree with that. i don't think any amount of money can compensate a person for spending 30 years on death row for a crime