TIL that in 2011, condemned inmate Lawrence Russell Brewer requested an elaborate and expensive last meal prior to being executed which he then refused to eat. The state of Texas has refused last meal requests ever since.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr.#Lawrence_Brewer
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1exes37/til_that_in_2011_condemned_inmate_lawrence/
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