By Chris kitching & Yelena Mandenberg Texas death row inmate Ivan Cantu was denied his chosen final meal before his execution tonight and it’s all thanks to a previous inmate. In many parts of the US, death row prisoners can pick their last meal, often choosing things like burgers, steak, pizza, or fried chicken, with ice cream or chocolate for pudding. But in Texas, prisoners on death row, including Ivan Cantu, 50, who was executed on Wednesday evening, don’t get to make special requests. They are given whatever is on the menu for all prisoners. This law was passed thanks to a murderer named …
