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Video: Texas Execution Chamber Inside the Huntsville Unit

This video provides a look at the Texas execution chamber inside the Huntsville Unit. The images were provided to The Texas Tribune by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice because news photographers are not allowed inside.

By Todd WisemanJune 24, 2014, 5:39 p.m. CentralUpdated June 24, 2014, 5:39 p.m. Central

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Video: Texas Execution Chamber Inside the Huntsville Unit

by Todd Wiseman, The Texas Tribune
June 24, 2014

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<p>This video provides a look at the Texas execution chamber inside the Huntsville Unit. The images were provided to The Texas Tribune by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice because news photographers are not allowed inside.</p>
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Video: Texas Execution Chamber Inside the Huntsville Unit

Todd Wiseman, The Texas Tribune
June 24, 2014

This video provides a look at the Texas execution chamber inside the Huntsville Unit. The images were provided to The Texas Tribune by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice because news photographers are not allowed inside.

 

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Todd Wiseman was the senior editor for video and multimedia at The Texas Tribune, where he worked from 2010 to 2023. Todd previously worked at the Austin School of Film and Synthetic Pictures and interned... More by Todd Wiseman

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