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The last meals of US prisoners on death row - Published To prompt a deeper understanding of the death-penalty system in the US, photographer Jackie Black recreated the last meals requested by prisoners on death row before they were executed. "What is it like to request a last meal before you are executed for a crime that you may or may not have committed?" asks the American photographer in an art statement on the project. "If we can place ourselves in front of that meal, perhaps we can feel the experience. "Maybe we can question our own motives and complicity with the justice system. "Perhaps we can empathise with the condemned person." Black also gathered background information on the prisoners, including how long they had been in education, their occupation and their last statement. David Wayne Stoker Executed: 16 June 1997 Education: Eight years Occupation: Heavy-equipment operator/carpenter Last statement: "I am truly sorry for your loss... but I didn't kill anyone." Anthony Ray Westley Executed: 13 May 1997 Education: Eight years Occupation: Labourer Last statement: "I want you to know that I did not kill anyone. I love you all." Thomas Andy Barefoot Executed: 30 October 1984 Education: Not listed Occupation: Oilfield roughneck Last statement: "I hope that one day we can look back on the evil that we're doing right now like the witches we burned at the stake. I want everybody to know that I hold nothing against them. I forgive them all. I hope everybody I've done anything to will forgive me. "I've been praying all day for [the victim's] wife to drive the bitterness from her heart because that bitterness that's in her heart will send her to hell just as surely as any other sin. I'm sorry for everything I've ever done to anybody. I hope they'll forgive me." James Russell Executed: 19 September 1991 Education: 10 years Occupation: Musician Last statement: Reported to have lasted three minutes, it was either not transcribed or not recorded. Jeffrey Allen Barney Executed: 16 April 1986 Education: Not listed Occupation: Not listed Last statement: "I am sorry for what I've done. I deserve this. Jesus forgive me." Johnny Frank Garrett Executed: 11 February 1992 Education: Seven years Occupation: Labourer Last statement: "I'd like to thank my family for loving me and taking care of me. And the rest of the world can kiss my ass." William Prince Davis Executed: 14 September 1999 Education: Seven years Occupation: Roofer Last statement: "I would like to say to the family how truly sorry I am in my soul and in my heart of hearts for the pain and misery that I have caused from my actions... I would like to thank all of the men on death row who have showed me love throughout the years. "I hope that by donating my body to science that some parts of it can be used to help someone... That is all I have to say, warden. Oh, I would like to say, in closing, what about those Cowboys?" Gerald Lee Mitchell Executed: 22 October 2001 Education: 10 years Occupation: Carpenter Last statement: "I am sorry for the pain. I am sorry for the life I took from you. I ask God for forgiveness. And I ask you for the same. I know it may be hard. But I'm sorry for what I did. "To my family, I love each and every one of you. Be strong. Know my love is always with you, always. I know I am going home to be with the Lord. Shed tears of happiness for me." Robert Anthony Madden Executed: 28 May 1997 Education: 12 years Occupation: Cook Last statement: "I apologise for your loss and your pain. But I didn't kill those people. Hopefully, we will all learn something about ourselves and each other. And we will learn to stop the cycle of hate and vengeance and come to value what is really going on in this world. "I forgive everyone for this process, which seems to be wrong." James Beathard Executed: 9 December 1999 Education: 15 years Occupation: Motorcycle mechanic After his trial, the prosecution's key witness recanted his testimony and three members of the parole board recommended clemency. Last statement: "I want to start out by acknowledging the love that I've had in my family. No man in this world has had a better family than me. I had the best parents in the world. I've had the most wonderful life any man could have ever had. I've never been more proud of anyone than I have of my daughter and son. "[There are a] couple of matters I want to talk about since this is one of the few times people will listen to what I have to say. The United States has gotten [to a place] now where [there is] zero respect for human life. My death is just a symptom of a bigger illness. At some point, the government has got to wake up and stop doing things to destroy other countries and killing innocent children. The ongoing embargo and sanctions against places like Iran and Iraq, Cuba and other places - they are not doing anything to change the world and they are hurting innocent children. "Perhaps more important in a lot of ways is what we are doing to the environment is even more devastating because as long as we keep going the direction we're going the end result is it won't matter how we treat other people because everybody on the planet will be on their way out. "One of the few ways in the world the truth is ever going to get out, or people are ever going to know what's happening, [is] as long as we support a free press out there. I see the press struggling to stay existent as a free institution." Last Meals is at the Parrish Art Museum, in New York, until 31 January 2021. All photographs subject to copyright.
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अमेरिकामा मृत्युदण्ड पाउनुअघि कैदीहरूको अन्तिम भोजन अमेरिकामा मृत्युदण्डका विषयमा थप जानकारी होस् भनेर फोटोग्राफर ज्याकी ब्ल्याकले मृत्युदण्ड पाएका कैदीहरूले अनुरोध गरेको अन्तिम भोजन कस्तो थियो भनेर देखाउन तस्बिरहरू खिचेका छन्। "तपाईँले गर्नुभएको वा नगर्नुभएको अपराधका लागि मृत्युवरण गर्नुअघि अन्तिम पटक तपाईँ के खान चाहनुहुन्छ?" आफ्नो तस्बिर परियोजनाको बारेमा अमेरिकी फोटोग्राफर भन्छन्। प्राप्त जानकारीका आधारमा सबै तस्बिरहरू पछि खिचिएका हुन्। "यदि त्यो खाना हाम्रो अगाडि राखियो भने हामीले उनीहरूजस्तै अनुभव गर्न सक्छौँ।" "हामी आफ्नै कार्यका बारेमा प्रश्न सोध्न सक्छौँ या न्यायप्रणालीका बारेमा प्रश्न उठाउन सक्छौँ।" "सायद मृत्युदण्ड पाएका मानिसहरूको वेदना बुझ्न सक्छौँ।" डेभिडवेयन स्टोकर मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९७ जुन १६ शिक्षा: आठ वर्ष पेसा: सिकर्मी अन्तिम वाक्य: "तपाईँको स्वजनको मृत्युप्रति म साँच्चै दुःखि छु... तर मैले कसैलाई मारेको छैन।" एन्थनी रे वेस्ट्ली मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९७ मे १३ शिक्षा: आठ वर्ष पेसा: श्रमिक अन्तिम वाक्य: "तपाईँहरूले यो जान्नुपर्छ कि मैले कसैलाई मारेको छैन। म तपाईँ सबैलाई माया गर्छु।" टमस एन्डी बेअरफुट मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९८४ अक्टोबर ३० शिक्षा: थाहा नभएको पेसा: तेलखानीमा काम अन्तिम वाक्य: "म दिनभरि पीडितकी श्रीमतीले आफ्नो मनबाट तुस निकाल्न सकून् भनेर प्रार्थना गरेँ किनभने त्यो तीतोपनले उनलाई नर्कमा पुर्याउँछ। मैले जसलाई जे गरेँ त्यसको लागि माफी चाहन्छु। म आशा गर्छु उनीहरूले मलाई माफ गर्नेछन्।" जेम्स रसेल मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९१ सेप्टेम्बर १९ शिक्षा: १० वर्ष पेसा: सङ्गीतकार अन्तिम वाक्य: तीन मिनेट बोलेको र त्यसको विवरण नराखिएको बताइन्छ जेफ्री एलन बार्नी मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९८६ एप्रिल १६ शिक्षा: अज्ञात पेसा: अज्ञात अन्तिम वाक्य: "मैले जे गरेँ त्यसको लागि मलाई दुःख लागेको छ। मलाई यसको योग्य छु। भगवान्, मलाई माफ गर।" जोनी फ्र्र्याङ्क ग्यारेट मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९२ फेब्रुअरी ११ शिक्षा: सात वर्ष पेसा: श्रमिक अन्तिम वाक्य: "म मेरो परिवारलाई मलाई माया गरेको र मेरो हेरचाह गरेकोमा धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु। बाँकी अरूले जेसुकै गरून्।" विलियम प्रिन्स डेभिस मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९९ सेप्टेम्बर १४ शिक्षा: सात वर्ष पेसा: डकर्मी अन्तिम वाक्य: "मेरो कार्यका कारण मेरो परिवारलाई परेको दुःखका लागि म ह्रदयदेखि नै दुःखी छु। मृत्युदण्ड पाएका सबै व्यक्तिहरूलाई गएको वर्ष माया देखाएकोमा म धन्यवाद दिन चाहन्छु।" "मेरो शरीरका अङ्गहरू विज्ञानका लागि दान गरेर कसैको लागि उपयोगी हुनसक्छन् भन्ने मेरो आशा छ।" जेरल्ड ली मिचल मृत्युदण्ड: सन् २००१ अक्टोबर २२ शिक्षा: १० वर्ष पेशा: सिकर्मी अन्तिम वाक्य: "म त्यो पीडाका लागि दुःखी छु। मैले लिएको ज्यानका लागि म दुःखी छु। म ईश्वरसँग क्षमा माग्छु र तपाईँसँग पनि क्षमा माग्छु। मैले गरेको कार्यका लागि म दुःखी छु।" "मेरो परिवारका सबैलाई म माया गर्छु। म ईश्वरसँग बस्न जाँदैछु भन्ने मलाई थाहा छ। मेरो लागि खुसीको आँसु बगाउनू।" जेम्स बीट्हार्ड मृत्युदण्ड: सन् १९९९ डिसेम्बर ९ शिक्षा: १५ वर्ष पेशा: मोटरसाइकल मिस्त्री उनलाई मृत्युदण्ड सुनाइएपछिका दिनहरूमा एक मुख्य साक्षीले बयान फेरेका थिए भने उनको फैसलामा पुर्नविचार गर्ने समितिका तीन सदस्यले उनलाई माफी दिनुपर्ने राय दिएका थिए। उनले मर्नुअघि परिवारको प्रशंसा गर्दै इरान, इराक र क्युबाजस्ता देशहरूलाई विनाश गरेर निर्दोष मानिसहरू मार्न खोजेको भन्दै अमेरिकी सरकारको आलोचना गरेका थिए र मानवजीवनको मूल्य बाँकी नराखेको बताएका थिए। त्यस्तै वातावरण विनाशप्रति चिन्ता व्यक्त गर्दै यस्तै भइरहे सबै विनाशतर्फ जाने बताएका थिए। अन्तिम वाक्य: "सत्य बाहिर आउने वा मानिसहरूले के भइरहेको छ थाहा पाउने थोरैमध्ये एक तरिका हामीले स्वतन्त्र प्रेसलाई समर्थन गरेर हो। तर म देख्छु प्रेस स्वतन्त्र अस्तित्वका लागि सङ्घर्ष गरिरहेको छ।" 'लास्ट मील्स' को प्रदर्शनी न्यूयोर्क स्थित प्यारिश आर्ट म्यूजीअममा ज्यानुअरी २१, २०२१ सम्म हुनेछ। सबै तस्बिरको सर्वाधिकार सुरक्षित