The Tennessee Department of Correction is scheduled to execute Anthony “Darrell” Hines next Thursday. For weeks, more and more people have been calling for a death penalty moratorium. But yet again, 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.
GOP lawmakers seek investigation into Tennessee’s failed execution
Tennessee Republican senators are calling on the state to launch a formal investigation into the botched execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May. Several legal battles are also challenging Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol.
Tennessee court denies independent exam after Tony Carruthers’ failed execution
After the state of Tennessee failed in its attempt to execute Tony Carruthers last month, defense attorneys were in a mad dash to preserve evidence. Tennessee Department of Correction staff and medical contractors had tried to establish an IV into Carruthers’ arms — and, when that failed, a doctor tried twice to cut into his […]
Tennessee fails to execute Tony Carruthers after IV difficulties. State won’t try again for a year
Tennessee officials have called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried and failed for over an hour to establish an intravenous line. Gov. Bill Lee says the state will not try again for at least a year.
Ahead of Tennessee execution, advocates push for DNA testing and commutation
Tennessee is scheduled to execute Tony Carruthers, but advocates want untested DNA samples examined first.
Tennessee judge grants expanded media access to state-run executions
A judge has ruled that Tennessee prison officials must grant expanded access to media members to view state-run executions. The ruling Friday comes after a coalition of news organizations sued on claims that state execution protocols unconstitutionally limit thorough and accurate reporting.
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