| Love | Family | Thank | Sorry | God | Life | Hope | Lord | Warden | Forgive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of death row inmates who said this word in their final statement | 62.8 | 45.3 | 33.8 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 |
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| Love | Family | Thank | Sorry | God | Life | Hope | Lord | Warden | Forgive | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % of death row inmates who said this word in their final statement | 62.8 | 45.3 | 33.8 | 29.3 | 28.1 | 22.5 | 21.1 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 19.4 |
Death is the end of all things, except perhaps one's legacy. When facing impending demise, what should a person say and how should they be remembered? A recent study by the Department of Criminal Justice examined this issue by analyzing the last words of death row inmates. According to the study "love" is the most frequently used word, present in more than 60 percent of all inmates' final statements.