A reprieve was Smith's last legal avenue to avoid execution. The Tennessee Department of Correction served Smith his last meal at 5:30 p.m. May 21, according to spokesperson Dorinda Carter.

A Clarion Ledger reporter recounts what it was like to witness Mississippi’s execution of Richard Jordan, who spent nearly 50 ...

Mississippi death row inmate Richard Jordan will eat his last meal at 4 p.m. ahead of his execution Wednesday, June 25.

“Last Meals,” the Mads Mikkelsen and Boyd Holbrook starring drama from Oscar-nominated writer-director Ramin Bahrani (“The White Tiger”), has given international buyers something of an ...

Inmates are typically given $20 to spend on the meal. Oscar Franklin Smith, 75, who is scheduled for execution at 10 a.m. May 22, has picked a last meal twice.

A death row inmate suffered an excruciating execution after making a critical last meal mistake. Wesley Ira Purkey, who had been on death row since 2004, was found guilty of raping and murdering ...

Mads Mikkelsen is set to play a death row chef alongside Boyd Holbrook in “Last Meals,” which Oscar-nominee Ramin Bahrani (“The White Tiger,” “99 Homes”) is now set to direct.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Richard Glossip has spent 27 years behind bars, most of it on Oklahoma’s death row, coming close enough to execution that he has had nine separate execution dates and bee… ...

Bizarre Last Meal Requests Of Death Row InmatesConvicted murderer Victor Feguer requested a single olive with the pit still in it as his last meal request.

The USA’s continuation of the death penalty is a source of much debate with stories abounding of details of last requests, last words and last meals. One such final request was made by death row ...

Gacy’s last meal request consisted of 12 fried shrimp, a bucket of fried chicken, French fries and a pound of strawberries. Before his arrest, Gacy owned and managed three KFC restaurants.

Posted: August 7, 2024 | Last updated: August 7, 2024 Though it isn't allowed everywhere, it's long been traditional for prisoners facing execution to choose any food they want for their last meal.