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Dec 13, 2023 · “I wish I could die more than once to tell you how sorry I am.” Religious conviction likewise makes a frequent appearance in the final remarks of Texas’s execution subjects—not only...
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...
Jun 3, 2017 · Death row inmates are given a chance to speak final words before the execution begins. The words, sometimes an apology, sometimes self-serving or haunting or just weird, hang over the final...
The Powerful Final Words of Death Row Inmates. January 13th 2016. By: Alex Mierjeski. Since 1982, when Texas reinstated the death penalty after a near 20-year moratorium, some 531 people have been put to death in the state.
Jun 13, 2022 · In their final moments, Texas death row inmates are allowed to express any last words that they may have. Some decline, but others share feelings of love, regret, anger, sadness and...
Mar 16, 2015 · In the spring of 2014 I sent identical letters to the 292 inmates on Texas’ death row. The letter consisted of 10 questions designed to find out more about life for the condemned.
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May 19, 2021 · The last words of each inmate on Texas's death row right before they were executed. Links to the full offender information & original last statement are included with each post.