I have recently watched 2 Netflix true stories:  'Just Mercy' and 'Trial by Fire'.
The movies certainly bought up all kinds of feelings and were very well made and acted.  One based on a black man on death row, another about a poor white man on death row and I recommend them both.
One common thing I took from them both was this, what they did with their time in a little cell with near no privileges was way beyond what they, or most of us, would ever do and become than if they had it all at their disposal as many of us do.  What would you stop and start doing if you were living like the letter with your 30 day execution date could come any day?