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Executions will remain on hold until the state fixes its lethal injection protocol, says Gov. Lee

By Anna Gallegos-Cannon

January 6, 2023

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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.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, News Hits, Programs, WPLN News Tagged With: death penalty, death row, execution, executions, lethal injection

Tennessee’s lethal injection chemicals haven’t been tested properly for years, according to third party review

By Marianna Bacallao

December 28, 2022

Gov. Bill Lee is changing the way Tennessee carries out its executions, following an independent review of the state’s lethal injections.

Filed Under: Criminal Justice, WPLN News Tagged With: Bill Lee, death penalty, execution, executions, lethal injection

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

By 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

By 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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