Spared execution eight times, oldest inmate in US dies at 101
Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.
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"I'm not even sure he was present at the murder."
— Major Leo Carroll , Other
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Andrius Banevicius is the public information officer for Connecticut's Department of Correction.
Dr Stephanie Prost is a researcher in older adults and prison settings at the University of Louisville in Kentucky.
Francis Clifford Smith was the longest-serving prisoner in the US, convicted of murder in 1950.
Major Leo Carroll was involved in the interrogation of Francis Smith.
Richard Sparaco is a former executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
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Francis Smith was one of a growing number of elderly people who are incarcerated.
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