What Happens During Your Last Hours?

[0:00]What do your last hours on death row actually look like? 8:00 a.m. You are moved to a cell known as the death house. Small, cold, just a few steps from the execution chamber. 12:00 a.m., the last meal. You can request almost anything: a double cheeseburger, a pint of ice cream, or just a single olive. It's the last decision that's entirely yours. 4:00 p.m., the final phone call. You have exactly 15 minutes to say goodbye to the world, to say everything you never said. Time moves faster than you expect. 8:00 p.m. You shower for the last time. The old faded jumpsuit is finally taken away. They hand you a stiff, unwashed new uniform. For one final night, you wear the cold fabric of the protocol. 11:00 p.m., the Death Watch begins. The warden and the chaplain enter your cell. Together you walk that final corridor, the one many call the Green Mile. 11:59 p.m., you enter the chamber. Heavy leather straps tighten around your arms and legs. The warden asks for your final words. You speak them, the clock strikes midnight, and everything dark.