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Tennessee contacted me...
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with the construction
of their new prison.
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I was asked to
inspect the equipment
at the old facility...
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and make a determination
of what could be salvaged.
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The only consideration was
that they wanted to maintain
the electric chair,
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which they've had in place
since 1898.
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The reasoning being
that the wood
from the electric chair...
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not only had the tradition
of all of their
electrocution executions,
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but it also formerly served
as the wood of their gallows.
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The chair itself...
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was much smaller
than one would expect.
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It looked more like it was made
to accommodate a youngster...
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or a woman.
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So, we essentially
made the chair wider,
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we made the chair higher.
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We supplied them with
a completely new power supply...
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so there's
no excessive cooking.
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And then finally,
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because we were unable to match
the old wood with the new oak,
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it became necessary for us
to paint the chair...
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with a special,
high-quality epoxy paint,