6. The Guards of Death Row
Not only did Echols describe the conditions of the prison complex, but he also went into detail about his interactions with the guards and other prisoners. While he spent his time there the guards seemed to enjoy making the prisoners lives harder than they needed to be, “In the movies, it’s always the other prisoners you have to watch out for,” he continued, “In real life, it’s the guards and the administration. They go out of their way to make your life harder and more stressful than it already is, as if being on Death Row were not enough.”
As if prison conditions weren’t hard enough, what Echol would uncover next would show how the death row inmates were pushed to the extreme.