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Explore a respectful archive of final words from death row inmates, including their thoughts, messages, and reflections.
Dec 13, 2023 · Final Words is a haunting read for a number of reasons, and one of its more poignant lessons has to do with how death curates priorities. Like anyone else, the men and women executed in Texas...
Last Words of the Executed is a book by Robert K. Elder published in 2010. Studs Terkel contributed a foreword. The book documents the final words of death row inmates in the United States, from the seventeenth century to the present day. The chapters are organized by era and method of execution.
- Robert K. Elder, Studs Terkel
- 2010
Aug 14, 2012 · They are the last words of doomed men, spoken before intravenous drugs flood their bloodstream and preserved on the Texas justice department’s website
Jun 2, 2017 · To make that happen, created by Atlanta-based reporter Kate Brumback,Interactive Editor Nathan Griffiths and Interactive Producer Roque Ruiz takes people inside Georgia’s execution chamber to actually hear the last words of inmates right before they were put to death.
May 24, 2017 · Strapped to a gurney that’s tilted toward the witness seats, condemned inmates are given two minutes to make a last statement. Many apologize to the families of their victims or thank their own families, friends and lawyers for support.
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Jun 29, 2013 · Texas has executed 500 inmates since it resumed carrying out the death penalty in 1982. Selected excerpts of inmates’ last words reveal a glimpse of the humanity behind those anonymous numbers,...
