Lawrence Russell Brewer is the reason death row inmates in Texas no longer get to choose a final meal before their execution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Strapped to a gurney, moments from death, prisoners in Texas’ execution chamber have been asked a solemn question for as long as ...

An NBC News analysis of final statements from prisoners on Texas’ death row shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. Many seek salvation.

Willacy maintained his innocence with his last words as he called out his death row "brothers" (Image: Florida Department of Corrections/AFP via Getty Images) A Florida man convicted of setting his ...

Two death row inmates were executed on Thursday, the first in a series of five scheduled across the United States over a ...

Richard Dieter of the Death Penalty Information Center, a data-resource group that opposes capital punishment, said the Supreme Court indicated that "how you're going to be executed is a civil rights ...

An NBC News analysis of every final statement shows that some convey a readiness to die. Others are defiant. And many seek salvation. Strapped to a gurney, moments from death, prisoners in Texas’ ...