Stuck on Death Row, What Would You Eat?

by Emma Hoang

         With Halloween around the corner, spooky thoughts come to mind. Some include the candy coming into our treat bags and food at the Halloween parties people will host. Inmates are also thinking of food. Many inmates are on death row for a terrible crime they have committed. Many are getting closer to their execution dates as the days go by. Wonder what they will pick for their final meal? There are so many options to choose from and it’s interesting to see what each person will pick. I’ve asked various people from different settings what they would eat and if they got to choose an execution style what would it be. Here are the results.

• Dennis

Final meal – Glazed salmon, rice pilaf, and broccoli with cheese sauce.

Execution – Lethal injection

• Jordan
• Final meal – Soul food (Mac n cheese, sweet potatoes), seafood boil, cakes, cupcakes, plenty of desserts, and a thanksgiving type of meal.

Execution – Lethal injection

• Taylor

Final meal – A nice steak, baked potato, steamed medley of vegetables, and a lot of Dr. Pepper.

     Execution – Lethal injection

• Alicia

        

Final meal – 5 course meal with all the fixings

         Execution – Lethal injection

• Marc

         Final meal – None, give it to a homeless person.

         Execution – Painlessly as possible

Final meal – A large cherry dipped cone from Dairy Queen and a diet Dr. Pepper.

• Ace
  

         Execution – Lethal injection

• Ash
  

Final meal – Steak, potatoes, and corn.

Execution – Firing squad

• Leia
  

         Final meal – Green hornworms, strawberries, bananas, and applesauce.

         Execution – Guillotine

• Syd
  

Final meal – Chili’s Triple Dipper (sliders, eggrolls, and honey chipotle crispers with extra ranch).

         Execution – Firing squad

• Derek

         Final meal – Corned beef and cabbage with a beer.

         Execution – Firing squad

• Tom
  

Final meal – Filet mignon, ice cream, and a slice of cake.

Execution – Shot in the head

• Marissa
  

Final meal – A barbacoa taco with a fruit punch Jarritos from Manito Taco

         Execution – Shot in the head

• Bill
  

         Final meal – Steak and lobster.

         Execution – Hanging by the legs and violently shaken

• David
  

Final meal – Traditional thanksgiving meal (turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce

         Execution – Guillotine

• Emili

Final meal – Huge stack of pancakes with fresh strawberries and syrup, sausage, bacon, biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs with cheese, and a giant vodka cranberry.

         Execution – Lethal injection

• Vinnie
  

Final meal – A big ol’ bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich on an everything bagel with some hash browns.

         Execution – Lethal injection

• Evan
  

         Final meal – Steak, a baked potato, and mac and cheese.

         Execution – Getting shot

• Emma
  
  

Final meal – a Taco Bell meal, a plate of loaded cheesy fries, frozen yogurt with all the toppings, a soda, and bubble tea.

         Execution – Guillotine

         With so many options of final meals and execution styles, being on death row is such a crazy thing. As many people have given me their choices, there are endless possibilities. What would be your final meal and execution method?