Posted on 07/09/2018 7:51:28 AM PDT by Simon Green
A man in Georgia set to be executed Tuesday requested some seriously high-calorie food for his last meal.
Keith Tharpe — who was sentenced to death in 1991 for the murder of Jacquelin Freeman — requested three spicy chicken breasts, a roast beef sandwich with sauce, a fish sandwich, tater logs, onion rings, apple pie and a vanilla milkshake, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Not every state honors inmates’ last meal requests. Some limit the cost — Florida’s ceiling is $40, according to the Department of Corrections website, with food to be purchased locally. Others, like Texas, which never had a designated dollar limit, mandate meals be prison-made. Some states don’t acknowledge final meals, and others will disclose the information only if the inmate agrees, said K. William Hayes, a Florida-based death penalty historian.
There is one thing prisoners will never be allowed as part of their last meal: alcohol, which was requested in 2015 by inmate Marcus Ray Johnson, who wanted a six-pack of beer, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
In Georgia, if an inmate makes no special request for his last meal, they are given the standard menu of chicken and rice, rutabagas, seasoned turnip greens, dry white beans, cornbread, bread pudding and fruit punch, according to the Georgia Department of Corrections.
Last meal requests from well-known prisoners have become somewhat famous. In 1994, John Wayne Gacy requested 12 fried shrimp, a bucket of original recipe KFC, French fries and a pound of strawberries. In 1963, Victor Feguer requested a single olive with the pit in it, according to Business Insider.
Carry out from the Red Hen in Virginia?
” three spicy chicken breasts, a roast beef sandwich with sauce, a fish sandwich, tater logs, onion rings, apple pie and a vanilla milkshake,”
Arbys or Wendy’s?
Four whole fried chickens and two slices of dry, white toast.
I didn’t think I met too many certified human beings when I was on death row. Inmates do not get alcohol under any circumstances. They oftentimes make their own pruno, but it’s illegal to have alcohol in the joint.
Maybe just in case the governor calls. It’d suck if you get a last minute pardon only to get ill or die of a blood infection from the injection site.
Well stated! Allowing a last meal request says more about our humanity than his....
I’m with you on that- it’s not as if that many ever get executed.
Let them have steak and lobster if they want it, preferably with the company of a chaplain.
Did his victim (S) get a great last meal?
TN has 61 Death Row Inmates, now I want to know what happened to the other 39 that were there 8 yrs ago, since TN hasn’t executed any one in over 20 yrs.
David Keen, CHILD RAPIST/KILLER has had 2 jury trials, all state appeals denied, his victim was a 8 yr old girl, he left DNA PROOF, Confessed, Why is he still alive? Why are we paying for his family to attend hearings, but NOT the Victim’s mom? When they go Federal it will be in Ohio, Victim’s mom still has to pay her own way. She’s sick, had a nervous break down, 60, she may never live to see the PREP executed.
When you get to met Jesus, be sure to tell Him that.
I would order a thin crust pie with fresh garlic, hot sausage and anchovies...AND Szechuan Orange Chicken (super spicey) with broccoli in garlic sauce (also spicey)
What, nothing from Hardee’s! A couple of their high fat, high calorie (but seriously good) burgers might have done him in and saved the state some money.
The condemned are considered taboo. Sacred yet forbidden. So a final meal is proscribed and justice is fulfilled.
Jacquelin Freeman not available for any meal.
That shouldn't be allowed. He might choke on the pit.
In articles about the latest execution, I always check what their last meal was.
What, are you working on a Last Meals Cookbook or something?
Sounds like you’re on a mission!
Last Statement
Date of Execution:
Texas:
April 12, 1986
Charles William Bass #662
Last Statement:
I deserve this. Tell everyone I said goodbye
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