Inside the Death Chamber

From WSBT: It's a place where the worst of the worst offenders in Indiana are sent to die in the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City. It's called "the chamber" or the "death house." WSBT was allowed beyond the prison walls for a behind the scenes look at this place that few people ever see. As inmates at the Michigan City file up and down what's known as "Main Street," they pass by an 80-year-old brick building known as the "D.O." or District Office. That's the official name, but what it's really known as is the "death house" or "the chamber." It's the place where prisoners sentenced for the worst of crimes go to die by lethal injection. Behind the locked doors of the chamber, the gurney stands idle. Thick leather straps and cuffs are in position, ready to be used to bind the next death row inmate to run out of appeals. It is rare to be allowed access inside this area, especially because prison officials consider it a "sacred space." "When I say sacred, I don't mean a holy place. It's a place where we as humans are asked to carry out the execution of another human being," said Superintendent William Wilson. "I feel this is a place we should hold in some degree of honor, regardless of anybody's position on execution. It's where we put men to death," Wilson reflected. To read more visit WSBT's website at: http://www.wsbt.com/news/wsbt-special-report-inside-the-deat-111910,0,6185824.story