Last Words with the needle in vein, before pentobarbital is injected
Last words from 33 Texas death row inmates are encoded into QR codes and make up the Texas State flag and map.
(From the Texas Execution Procedure:
“ C. A medically trained individual shall insert intravenous (IV) catheters into a suitable vein of the inmate….The medically trained individual shall connect an IV administration set and start a normal saline solution to flow at a slow rate through one of the lines….
D. After the normal saline solution IV has been started and is running properly, the
following shall occur….:
…..
F. The Huntsville Unit Warden or designee shall allow the inmate to make a brief, last
statement.)
Texas was the first U.S. state to carry out an execution by lethal injection, on December 7, 1982.
Texas is first in the number of executions carried out in the United States since 1976.
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Limited printed editions are available on Aludibond (edition of five at 100 x 100 cm), Canvas (edition of five at 100 x 100 cm), Fine Art Paper, Hahnemüle 300g (edition of 20 at 100 x 100 cm, and of 30 at 70x70 cm). The displayed price refers to the edition of 20 prints.
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