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A Death Row Prisoner's Last Hours

What does a death row prisoner do on his last day? Read about how Lawrence Colwell, Jr. spent his day. Colwell will be executed in Nevado at 9pm PT, 45 minutes from now. Colwell is a volunteer--meaning he abandoned his appeals. Up until this morning he was talkative. Today he's quiet.

Colwell will be the first Nevada prisoner to be executed since 2001. Here's an strange fact: Of the last 8 executions in Nevada, 7 were of volunteers.

Update: Here's another account of his final hours.

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