The last meal is a traditional part of a condemned prisoner's last day. The day before the appointed time of execution, the prisoner will be given the meal, as well as religious rites, if he or she desires.In many countries the prisoner may have the luxury of selecting what the last meal will be (within reason), and the authorities do their best to provide a prisoner with the requested meal.

For 11 years, Brian Price was the man responsible for preparing the last meal requests in Texas. Now he has written a book - complete with recipes including Old Sparky's convict chilli. So were there any inmates he refused to cook for? Only one, he tells Alex Hannaford

Really cool list (slightly morbid too) that shows Death Row inmates' last meals, all the way from 1982 to about 2003 is the most recent.

A great list of many famous executed criminals, and their last meal requests. Judging from the list provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, most condemned prisoners crave chocolate.

View the interesting last meal request of Texas death row inmates. No surprise that the most popular feature of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's official Web site was the details of executed killers' final meal requests before they removed them from their site.