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Tennessee governor postpones first scheduled execution since the pandemic, citing concerns about lethal injection protocol

Samantha Max

April 21, 2022

Oscar Smith was not killed by the state of Tennessee as planned Thursday night.
Gov. Bill Lee granted Smith a temporary reprieve barely an hour before the execution was scheduled to take place, citing “an oversight in preparation for lethal injection.”

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, death penalty, execution, Tennessee Department of Correction

Anti-death penalty protesters march, invoke the words of Jesus ahead of Oscar Smith’s execution

Tasha A.F. Lemley

April 21, 2022

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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.”

Filed Under: Features, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: death row, execution, Oscar Smith

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