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.
NashVillager Podcast: The executioner’s hood, removed
How do we know the identity of the doctor in Tennessee’s botched execution? Plus, the local news for July 22, 2026.
Complaint accuses doctor involved in failed Tennessee execution of violating ethics
A Tennessee death row inmate’s sister has filed a complaint against a doctor involved in his failed execution. It claims that Tony Carruthers suffered excruciating pain on May 21 as the IV team struggled for over an hour to insert a backup line.
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.
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