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Last Words. 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. Yes, when they lay me down to sleep, for I am to die for justice, the Lord my soul to take. I’ll be with Jesus when I wake.
Apr 27, 2011 · Other common themes were activism, claims of innocence, and for a small minority, silence. In terms of activism, it was not uncommon for death row inmates to urge people to contribute to a cause ...
Dec 13, 2023 · Most of them had something to say in their last moments, and those words are now collected in a book, Final Words: 578 Men and Women Executed on Texas Death Row. About 100 chose to say nothing at ...
In most states, inmates on death row get to pick whatever they want—within reason— for their last meal, but in Texas, there is no special last meal because one inmate in 1998 overordered - and ...
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 ...
May 28, 2010 · Books. Last Words of the Executed by Robert K. Elder is a compilation of the final statements of death row inmates shortly before their execution. The book, with a foreword by Studs Terkel, also describes the crime and some of the social setting of each case presented. According to a review in The Economist, “The last words are remarkable for ...
Apr 27, 2011 · Death row inmates' last statements have been content analyzed by researchers. In one study, the researcher (me) identified themes in these last statements. A very large percent (95+) of death row ...
