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and he walked away from it
without any damage,
not even a burn.
:11:06
One by one,
:11:08
I determined that this state's
equipment was not functional,
:11:11
this state's equipment
was not functional.
:11:13
Then suddenly one day I said,
"None of the equipment
is functional."
:11:17
Many of the electric chairs
were built by inmates
and electricians...
:11:21
who had no idea
of what they were building.
:11:24
They took a picture of another
state's electric chair and made
something that looked like it.
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Tennessee contacted me...
:12:39
with the construction
of their new prison.
:12:43
I was asked to
inspect the equipment
at the old facility...
:12:47
and make a determination
of what could be salvaged.
:12:51
The only consideration was
that they wanted to maintain
the electric chair,
:12:56
which they've had in place
since 1898.