Question

What practice did Texas end in 2011?

(a) The use of the electric chair
(b) Public executions
(c) Last meals for death row inmates
(d) The death penalty altogether

Answer 1

Answer: (c) Last meals for death row inmates

Answer 2

Texas ended the practice of offering last meals to death row inmates in 2011.

Step-by-step explanation:

In 2011, Texas ended the practice of offering last meals to death row inmates.

Previously, death row inmates in Texas were allowed to request a special meal of their choice before their execution. This practice was ended after controversy arose over extravagant last meal requests.

For example, in 2011, a death row inmate requested a last meal including two chicken fried steaks, a triple-meat bacon cheeseburger, a meat lover's pizza, fried okra, a pound of barbecue, three fajitas, a pint of Blue Bell ice cream, and a slab of peanut butter fudge with crushed peanuts. This large and extravagant request drew criticism and led to the decision to end the practice.