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A condemned prisoner's last meal is a customary ritual preceding execution. In many countries, the prisoner may, within reason, select what the last meal will be.




Contemporary restrictions in the United States


Contrary to the common belief that all last meal requests, regardless of their complexity, must be fulfilled, various restrictions are in place over what can be requested.
In the United States, most states give the meal a day or two before execution and use the euphemism "special meal". Alcohol and tobacco are usually, but not always, denied. Unorthodox or unavailable requests are replaced with similar substitutes. 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).
In Florida, the food for the last meal must be purchased locally and the cost is limited to $40. In Oklahoma, the cost is limited to $25. In Louisiana, the prison warden traditionally joins the condemned prisoner for the last meal. On one occasion, the warden paid for an inmate's lobster dinner.
In Texas, the tradition of customized last meals is thought to have been established around 1924. However, in September 2011, the state of Texas abolished all special meal requests after condemned prisoner Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a large and expensive last meal, but did not eat any of it, stating that he was not hungry. Since then, the prisoner's last meal is whatever is being served in the Huntsville Unit cafeteria on the day of execution.




Documented last meal requests


This represents the items requested, as reported, but does not in all cases represent what the prisoner actually received.




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Texas

After Texas abolished last meal requests in 2011, all death row inmates in Texas have been served regular prison food.



Other states





See also



Capital punishment
Death row
Final statement
Last Supper
Religion and capital punishment




References






Further reading


Treadwell, Ty and Vernon, Michelle (2011) Last Suppers: Famous Final Meals from Death Row
Van Dülmen, Richard (1990). Theatre of Horror : Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Germany. Cambridge. ISBN 978-0-7456-0616-3.
Foucault, Michel (1977). Discipline & Punish : The Birth of the Prison. ISBN 978-0-679-75255-4.
Von Hentig, Hans (1973). Punishment – Its Origin, Purpose, and Psychology. ISBN 978-0-87585-147-1.
Osler, Mark (February 2009). "Ch. 7: Last Meal / Last Supper". Jesus on Death Row: The Trial of Jesus and American Capital Punishment. Nashville, Tennessee: Abingdon Press. pp. 63–67. ISBN 978-0-687-64756-9.
Jones, Michael Owen (2014). "Dining on Death Row: Last Meals and the Crutch of Ritual". The Journal of American Folklore. 127 (503): 3–26. doi:10.5406/jamerfolk.127.503.0003. JSTOR 10.5406/jamerfolk.127.503.0003. S2CID 144164543.




External links


Greene, Bob (12 June 2001). They didn't get to choose their last meals. Jewish World Review. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
Karon, Tony (10 August 2000). Why We're Fascinated by Death Row Cuisine. TIME Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
Stein, Joel (18 October 2007). You Eat What You Are. TIME Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-11-11.
Famous Last Meals. Portraits of Last Requests. Retrieved on 2010-09-17.
Final Meal Requests. Texas Department of Criminal Justice (12 September 2003). Archived from the original on 2003-12-02. Retrieved on 2011-03-17.
Last Meals Archived 12 February 2017 at the Wayback Machine. rotten dot com. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
Last Meals: What Would You Order? Seattle Weekly (18 June 2010). Retrieved on 2010-06-24.
Last Meals on Death Row (since 2002). Dead Man Eating. Retrieved on 2007-08-17.
Top 10 Death Row Last Meal Requests from Texas Archived 17 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Zombie Popcorn (9 October 2008) Retrieved on 2010-09-29.

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