When asked to write something for the book on Texas' death row, he chose not to write about himself, but about a fellow inmate who took his own life.

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One of the men on death row is 31-year-old Robert Will, who,at the age of 22, took part in a crime that resulted in the murder of a police officer.

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The idea for the book on death row originated with Sam Houston State University English Professor Paul Ruffin, who teaches a class in which students develop a book from inception to printing.

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