Francis Clifford Smith, Oldest US Inmate, Dies at 101 After 76 Years
Francis Clifford Smith, the oldest inmate in the United States, died at age 101 in June after spending 76 years behind bars following an eight-time overturning of a death sentence and a life marked by maintained innocence claims, prison bird-feeding routines, and late-life placement in a Connecticut nursing care facility. A Century Behind Bars and … Read more