End to death row last meal

IT IS a tradition that can be traced far back in history: Before being put to death, a condemned prisoner can choose his last meal.

End to death row  last meal

Not so anymore in Texas.

Officials there have stopped the practice after Senator John Whitmire complained about a hefty request from Lawrence Russell Brewer — executed for his role in the dragging death of James Byrd Jr.

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