This is Democracy Now, Democracy Now.org. I'm Amy Goodman.

We continue with part two of our conversation with Keith Lamar, live from death row at the

Supermax Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown, Ohio. He's scheduled to die January 13, 27. His self-published memoir is

condemned the whole story. Keith Lamar's story was recently featured in the award-winning short,

The Injustice of Justice, illustrated by the world-renowned Molly Crabapple.

It just won the grand prize for the best animated short film at the Golden State Film Festival.

As we reported in part one, Keith Lamar made history by being the first ever death row prisoner to call into the premiere as it won this major award and engaged the audience.

Keith Lamar, thank you for staying with us.

You've served 36 years in prison, 32 years in solitary confinement, 30 of those years on death row. What is it like to live on death row?

Well, I think the opposite word is lived on death row. I've lived. You know, early on when I first

came here, I met and was mentored by this older gentleman named Snoop.

He, the one who turned me on to jazz.

He the one who really introduced me to literature.

Serious books, books that ultimately changed my self-concept.

But this is a soul-crushing environment. You see a lot of young people coming here without the means

and resources to fend off the ills, the ravages of being in this type of place. Because sensibly

deprivation, it robs you of your humanity. And, you know, before long, you know, you see these young guys unraveling.

So being, seeing that and being in proximity to that kind of pain has been really, really devastating.

But, you know, I share books.

I share my understanding and wisdom.

My peculiarly with the young people around me.

So I'm more or less work for this system,

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