JUSTICE REBORN (A Charlie Taylor Novel Book 1) by Ivan Bering Read Free Book Online

Decommissioning;
this means clearing death row. During the next 24 hours, members of my team
will begin arriving at various times throughout the day.
    This team will set up all the equipment
required, walk your staff through the process, debrief death row, ensure
convicts understand their options and contact the local resources required. For
example, bodies are cremated, and if we don’t have sufficient local resources,
we have contacts outside the district.”
    Pat thought her presentation sounded like a
computer delivery, but if it seemed rather abrupt and cold, it might be the
best approach for this group. The prison population had dubbed her the Black
Angel because they said she was preparing the way for their trip to heaven or
hell.
    “Although the inmates have already been
sentenced and some have pending appeals, we are using S3 to confirm their guilt
or innocence. White Rock prison, in Sector 13, has completed the process and,
as I said, 155 convicts were executed and 10 others found innocent. At White
Rock, the death row cells are now empty.
    The only complication to the event was that
Amendment 33-2 was passed before White Rock started. This Amendment means when
we are proceeding with an S3 Interrogation and encounter a capital crime the
prisoner may be executed for that particular crime. Since there is always a
Legal presence and all records are archived, the entire process is deemed
valid. Under this amendment the execution occurs, even though this was not the
original crime that resulted in the court imposed death sentence.
    Another point to remember, at White Rock we
were observers and only assisted when Sector 13 requested additional resources.
It is now our turn in Sector 14 to process Fort Green’s death row.”
    The Warden was trying to ask a question and
simultaneously control his temper. This was not a process he endorsed.  “It is
correct that 30 inmates were executed under this Amendment?”
    “True but that doesn’t mean they were not
guilty of the original crime. It just means another capital crime was
encountered first, and it was deemed unnecessary to prolong the process.  And,
I should point out it doesn’t matter if the offense was committed before the
Justice Reborn legislation was passed. There are no time constraints. To
repeat:  of the 165 convicts on White Rock’s death row, 125 had their original
sentence confirmed, that is proven with the S3 interrogation. The other 30 were
executed under Amendment 33-2 and 10 were found to be innocent of any crime and
released.”
    Jeff Hellson, the Deputy Warden, asked,
“Pat, I assume Dr. Kate and her group will be in charge of the interrogations
in our prison. Did they get any direct experience at White Rock? And, second,
has staff morale become an issue with all those executions?”
    “First question: Dr. Kate and her staff
were directly involved and conducted 12 of the interrogations at White Rock.
The second question, morale has not been an issue but the workload has been
intense, and everyone felt it was best to take a few days off. As well,
Forensics wanted time to assess procedures and see if changes should be made.
    I should point out the process didn’t
unfold as most planned. At first, the convicts were excited and ready to
participate; most were career criminals and many thought they could beat an S3,
possibly, in the same way some had confused the lie detector equipment.
    This enthusiasm didn’t last. They soon
understood an S3 Interrogation is solid, and they we’re not going to beat the
system. Within days a surprising trend surfaced, most prisoners exercised their
option to bypass the S3 and proceed directly to the prison’s execution room. It
was because of this so many were executed in such a short time and one of the
reasons for the need for more resources. I am sure your staff will have to deal
with the same issue of many executions in a very short time but …”
     The Warden interrupted. “This seems
impossible for my