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.
Tennessee could resume executions by end of year
Executions have been paused in TN since April 2022, when Gov. Bill Lee ordered they be put on hold after a report and lawsuits revealed the state wasn't testing the lethal injection drugs, required by its own protocol,
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.
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
Opinion: Kevin Burns should be out of Tennessee death row. Our new book tells his story
In this opinion essay, Pastor Kevin Riggs shares how he met death row inmate Kevin Burns and why they wrote a book together ...
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 ...
TN appeals court says death penalty review law is constitutional, reversing prior ruling
A Tennessee appeals court ruled a law changing the jurisdiction of death penalty review cases is constitutional, reversing a ...
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Franklin Pastor Kevin Riggs teams up with death row Pastor Kevin Burns for new book
Around two dozen people gathered in Franklin on Sept. 26 to celebrate the launch of a new book by Tennessee death row inmate ...
Man on MS death row has one more motion before execution set. Timeline on how he got here
Richard Jordan has been on Mississippi's death row for 47 years. The AG wants his execution date set. Here's a timeline of ...
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 ...
Supreme Court’s conservatives wrestle with case of death row inmate Richard Glossip, who prosecutors want spared
The Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with an appeal from an Oklahoma death row inmate who even the state’s conservative attorney general believes should not be executed, with some justices signaling a ...