Death Row Inmate Eats an Entire Bible as His Last Meal
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ALABAMA | When the prison staff asked a death row inmate if he wanted
anything special for his last meal, he answered “I just want a Bible”.
The prison guards of the William C. Holman Correctional Facility thought
the 33-year-old death row inmate, Jeremy Morris wanted to pray and repent,
so they gave him a Bible.
Against all expectations, the condemned murderer began tearing up the holy
book and eating it.
It took hours of chewing and swallowing small pieces of paper, but Mr
Morris ate the totality of the 1200-page book, including the cover.
Walter Henri, the prison guard who handed him the old and worn out Bible,
says the inmate seemed to “savor every bite”.
“He kept tearing pieces from his Bible and eating them like they were
potato chips!”
Prison officials says the staff decided to let the prisoner eat the Bible because it didn’t violate the establishment’s “last meal policy”.
In most states and various countries where the death penalty is legal,
it’s customary to give sentenced prisoners a special last meal at their request. Restrictions do apply, concerning mostly the legality, the accessibility and value of the meal.
Despite its unusual nature, Mr Morris’ choice of meal was “locally
accessible and worth less than 40$”, making it conform to the rules of
Alabama correctional facilities.
Jeremy Morris is expected to be executed tomorrow for the killing of two Catholic nuns in 2007.
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