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Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

His death closes a more-than-70-year sentence that featured eight aborted execution dates and long-standing questions about the evidence in a 1949 killing.

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Mother Pleads for Mercy as Jury Nears Sentencing Decision in Hollywood Officer Killing

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Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Freed on Bond as High Court Weighs Overturned Conviction

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YNW Melly’s Double Murder Retrial Pushed to January 2027

Death Penalty

Francis Clifford Smith, Longest-Serving U.S. Prisoner, Dies at 101

Texas Murder Suspect Detained in Italy Rejects Extradition, Seeks Asylum

Unsealed Warrants Detail Letter and Digital Messages in Tyler Robinson Case

Newsom Unveils $239 Million San Quentin Learning Center Aimed at Reentry

Mother Pleads for Mercy as Jury Nears Sentencing Decision in Hollywood Officer Killing

Louisiana Death Row Prisoner Freed on Bond as High Court Weighs Overturned Conviction

YNW Melly’s Double Murder Retrial Pushed to January 2027