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.
In Memphis, an ‘anti-crime’ task force quietly turned into an ICE crackdown
The influx of federal agents into the city last fall led to widespread immigration arrests – a majority without criminal convictions. President Trump has said he wants to replicate it elsewhere.
Judge orders TDOC to take custody of 149 incarcerated people in Nashville jails
A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to take custody of nearly 150 incarcerated people currently housed in Davidson County’s jails.
A homeless man was charged with a felony for camping. He’s one of the first
When Joseph Lamont Williams refused to leave the public park where he has lived for years, he was charged with a felony. Camping bans are on the rise as states seek to crack down on homelessness.
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.
Ghost gun company ordered to pay $104 million in Kentucky case, ‘largest in U.S. history’
After an online ghost gun company failed to appear at its own trial, a Louisville jury awarded a mother $104.2 million in damages.
Indictments show five inmate murders, assaults and other violence at a Tennessee prison
A grand jury has issued 50 indictments involving five murdered inmates, assaults against staff and other violence at a Tennessee prison. The Lake County grand jury issued the indictments all related to the Northwest Correctional Complex, a state-run prison in Tiptonville. District Attorney Danny H. Goodman Jr. says those include murder charges related to inmates who were killed in five separate incidents in 2025 and 2026.
Metro agency: Policing technology report ‘fundamentally flawed’
A Metro agency is publicly questioning an independent nonprofit report that explores how Nashville police use various technologies.
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