A reprieve was Smith's last legal avenue to avoid execution. The Tennessee Department of Correction served Smith his last meal at 5:30 p.m. May 21, according to spokesperson Dorinda Carter.

Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection. Smith, 75, requested hotdogs, tater ...

Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith his last meal Wednesday night, about 16 hours before he's scheduled to die by lethal injection. Smith, 75, requested hotdogs, tater tots ...

A Clarion Ledger reporter recounts what it was like to witness Mississippi’s execution of Richard Jordan, who spent nearly 50 ...

A death row inmate suffered an agonizing execution in 2020, hours after making a “mistake” relating to his last meal request.

The Yup’ik woman became known in church communities across Alaska for quiet generosity, piety and compassion — particularly ...

A man on death row in Mississippi was executed on Wednesday evening, nearly five decades after he abducted and murdered a ...

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