HOW ONE DEATH ROW INMATE’S OUTRAGEOUS LAST-MEAL REQUEST ENDED A CENTURIES-OLD TRADITION IN TEXAS: THE CONTROVERSIAL CASE OF LAWRENCE RUSSELL BREWER, THE NATIONAL RECKONING THAT FOLLOWED, AND THE DEBAT
For decades, Texas allowed death row inmates to request a final meal before execution, continuing a long-standing tradition rooted in symbolism, ritual, and the acknowledgment of humanity even in a…