This program features the voices of inmates on death row - out of necessity they're all on the telephone - which gives the piece a kind of call-in energy - these voices sound exactly like all of the other telephone voices heard on the radio every day - they're so ordinary - even their poetry is basically ordinary - but they are people in exceptional circumstances - and that alone makes it rather eye-opening. The text read by the producer, along with spare music, some additional interviews - including a pretty imaginative prison guard - and an unusual voice reading billboard titles - creates a patchwork of alternating coolness and tension that is appealing. A nice, controlled piece of work.