![]() ![]() Lawrence Brewer, 44, was put to death by lethal injection for his part in the 1998 killing of James Byrd in Jasper, East Texas.īrewer was one of three men convicted of killing Mr Byrd after they offered him a lift along a remote country road. They will receive the same meal served to other offenders on the unit.' 'Effective immediately, no such accommodations will be made. He said: 'I believe Senator Whitmire's concerns regarding the practice of allowing death row offenders to choose their last meal are valid. reports that executive director Brad Livingston agreed with Sen. He said the last meal request is an 'extremely inappropriate' privilege, 'one which the perpetrator did not provide to their victim.' ![]() ![]() Houston State Senator John Whitmire wrote to the executive director of the Texas Criminal Justice Division saying that he had long opposed the practice, and that 'enough is enough.' ![]()
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