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Some states place tight restrictions. Sometimes, a prisoner asks to share the last meal with another inmate (as Francis Crowley did with John Resko in 1932) or has the meal distributed among other inmates (as requested by Raymond Fernandez in 1951). [3] In Florida, the food for the last meal must be purchased locally and the cost is limited to ...
- David Wayne Stoker. Executed: 16 June 1997. Education: Eight years. Occupation: Heavy-equipment operator/carpenter. Last statement: "I am truly sorry for your loss...
- Anthony Ray Westley. Executed: 13 May 1997. Education: Eight years. Occupation: Labourer. Last statement: "I want you to know that I did not kill anyone.
- Thomas Andy Barefoot. Executed: 30 October 1984. Education: Not listed. Occupation: Oilfield roughneck. Last statement: "I hope that one day we can look back on the evil that we're doing right now like the witches we burned at the stake.
- James Russell. Executed: 19 September 1991. Education: 10 years. Occupation: Musician. Last statement: Reported to have lasted three minutes, it was either not transcribed or not recorded.
In many jurisdictions, inmates on death row are granted the privilege to choose their final meal before execution. This request, which historically has included anything from extravagant feasts to simple comfort foods, serves as a last indulgence in life.
Sep 26, 2011 · Oklahoma - 176 men and three women executed since 1915 - is more miserly, giving prisoners only $15 to spend on a last meal, subject to the warden's approval. The meal has to be purchased from a ...
Sep 7, 2021 · John Henry Ramirez, who is incarcerated on death row at the Allan B. Polunsky Unit, in Livingston, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2021. Michael Starghill for The Marshall Project. By Keri Blakinger and Maurice Chammah. John Henry Ramirez does not want to die alone. The Texas prisoner knows that at his execution, scheduled for Wednesday evening, he will be ...
Dec 10, 2016 · Last meals and last words of 19 men executed on America’s death row this year. CHEESEBURGERS, steak and peanut butter cups formed some of the last meals of the 19 men killed on America’s death ...
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Jan 11, 2017 · What 17 death row inmates requested for their last meal. Steak, pasta, fruit plate, sliced tomatoes and cucumbers, chocolate cake and milk. Henry Hargreaves/IMP Features. This story is available ...
