Tennessee corrections chief says new process for executing inmates will be completed by end of year
Tennessee’s corrections chief says the department is expected to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year
The week in politics: Tennessee execution protocol nearly complete, prison chief says
After an extended review, Tennessee’s lethal injection protocols for executing death row inmates are expected to be complete by the end of this year, signaling the end of a two-year pause in executions.
Tennessee may soon resume executing death row inmates
Tennessee is expected to have protocols in place to resume executions by the end of this year. Governor Bill Lee paused all executions in the state more than two years ago after a report revealed Tennessee wasn't testing the lethal injection drugs as required by its own protocol.
TN corrections chief says new process for executing inmates to be completed by end of year
Tennessee’s corrections chief said Wednesday that the department expects to unveil a new process for executing inmates by the end of the year, signaling a possi
Tennessee's corrections chief balks at more oversight: 'I know how to run the prisons'
Advocates from several groups representing prison guards called for a system of accountability outside the state corrections department.
Tennessee could resume executions by end of year
After a more than two-year pause, Tennessee could resume executing prisoners on death row by the end of this year, according to the commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction, Frank Strada.
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The reasons why executions, death row delays continue in Tennessee two years later
Strada came to Tennessee in January 2023 from Arizona, where he left behind a broken executions process. Another cause for ...
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More than two years later, death row executions remain paused in Tennessee. Here's why.
Since May 2022, Governor Lee has paused executions of death row inmates in Tennessee. TDOC says it's been working on ...
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Fight Over Control of Death Row Cases Heads to Tennessee Supreme Court
A dispute between Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and locally elected district attorneys over who controls some ...
Law letting Tennessee attorney general argue certain capital cases is constitutional, court rules
A Tennessee appeals court has ruled that a state law giving the appointed state attorney general authority to argue certain ...
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Shares Story Of Innocence In New Book Preaches At Franklin, TN Church
Kevin Burns sits on Tennessee's death row awaiting execution. Maintaining his innocence, his only hope is a stay of execution issued by Tennessee's Governor. The system muzzles you, I did make ...
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Tennessee inmate chooses electric chair over lethal injection
David Earl Miller, who spent 36 years on death row, was the latest of an increasing number of inmates attempting to avoid lethal injection following several botched executions. Another Tennessee ...
More than 2 years later, death row executions remain paused in TN. Here's why.
Since May 2022, Governor Lee has paused executions of death row inmates in Tennessee. TDOC says it's been working on ...