Days before Tennessee’s next execution, a court is considering whether the state’s execution methods violate another death row inmate’s rights.
Amid mounting calls for a death penalty moratorium, Tennessee’s governor says executions will continue
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Anthony “Darrell” Hines on Aug. 13. More people have been calling for a death penalty moratorium but Gov. Bill Lee says that’s not going to happen.
A second Tennessean on death row is suing over religious rights
A man on death row and his priest are suing after the state denied his ability to make a confidential confession.
Doctors shouldn’t serve as executioners, Tennessee physicians say
Yet another group is calling for a death penalty moratorium after the failed execution of Tony Carruthers in May. This time, it’s doctors and nurses.
Tennessee Supreme Court appoints special master to investigate gender concerns in lethal injection process
Attorneys for a death row inmate convinced the Tennessee Supreme Court to conduct an investigation into the state’s lethal injection program. But it’s not because of the recent failed execution.
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