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It depends on the state and the facility. In Florida, you have a price limit of $40, and in Oklahoma it's $25. In Texas it has to be from the prison cafeteria^[This rule was instituted after an inmate ordered two chicken-fried steaks, one pound of barbecued meat, a triple-patty bacon cheeseburger, a meat-lover’s pizza, three fajitas, an omelet, a bowl of okra, one pint of Blue Bell Ice Cream, some peanut-butter fudge with crushed peanuts, and three root beers]. Not all states allow last meals either, but I can't find much data on it (especially because a lot of states have the death penalty on the books but go decades without using it). Alcohol and tobacco are only allowed in rare circumstances (but Japan's customary last meal are cakes, cigarettes and occasionally sake, served in the antechamber of the gallows). Last meals as a concept in the US are a tad strange, because they arose as a result of liberal reforms of the death penalty in the early 20th century, such as the electric chair. Of course, like all reforms to capital punishment, it does nothing to change the reality of what happens to the executed.

A few links:

A collection of archived last meals: https://deadmaneating.blogspot.com/?m=1

A great article on last meals: https://www.laphamsquarterly.org/death/last-meals