Nineteen men have died by court-ordered execution so far this year in the U.S., and 11 other people are scheduled to be put ...

Tennessee officials placed death row prisoner Oscar Smith in nearly total isolation during the final two weeks of his life, a ...

Prison officials served death row inmate Oscar Franklin ... on May 20 denied Smith's request for clemency. A reprieve was Smith's last legal avenue to avoid execution. The Tennessee Department ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction served Smith his last meal at 5:30 p.m. May 21, according to spokesperson Dorinda Carter. Smith has been on death watch in a cell next to the execution chamber ...