Tennessee is set to carry out its first execution since 2020, as the state prepares to execute Oscar Smith on death row, who has been in the spotlight after receiving a last-minute reprieve three years earlier. Governor Lee has denied clemency, ensuring the execution proceeds despite ongoing legal challenges around lethal injection protocols, including transparency concerns over the drugs used. Smith, who is facing execution for a triple murder case from 1989, selected his last meal, while the state resumes executions after a three-year pause. As tensions rise, the public and affected families express deep concerns over the ethics and processes surrounding capital punishment in Tennessee.