The state of Tennessee has not executed a prisoner since 2020, in part, because of procedural complexities around COVID. Then, after the release of an unfavorable report by an independent investigation into its lethal injection protocols, a moratorium was announced in May 2022.
Executions will remain on hold until the state fixes its lethal injection protocol, says Gov. Lee
Inmates on death row in Tennessee were granted reprieve on Friday when Gov. Bill Lee announced that the state’s highest court will not reschedule executions, for now.
Anti-death penalty protesters march, invoke the words of Jesus ahead of Oscar Smith’s execution
Common Hymnal kicked off the fourth March4Mercy on Easter Sunday with a piece about “about the dignity of life — what they love and what they fight for.”