In another tent, a prisoner said, "We just look around and talk to each other."

Death row, prisoners and lawyers say, is like prison, only more so.

Those taken to the house were killed during the night, former prisoners said.

At least the prisoner said so, although Blade wasn't ready to believe all of it.

By a circular logic, only the prisoners could say if the system worked.

"I've got a good deal to say," our prisoner said slowly.

Several prisoners said that they believed the program was valuable.

"He really took time to explain things," the former prisoner said.

They said what every political prisoner says - attention is our only hope.

A prisoner said that within the state "you can't get any lower than this."