Oldest US inmate who was served his ‘last meal’ eight times dies after 76 years behind bars

Francis Clifford Smith spent more than 70 years in custody after being convicted of murder back in 1950 (Pictures: Connecticut Dept of Corrections/Google) Francis Clifford Smith was given what was supposed to be his last meal an extraordinary eight times during his decades in custody. Each time his execution approached

Francis Clifford Smith, believed to be the oldest US Death Row inmate, has finally died aged 101 after surviving eight scheduled executions, eating eight “last meals”

Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.