Bill Lee: “This budget looks more like a wish list for defense contractors and a war-hungry administration.”

So far as we know, the Department of Correction followed exactly the protocol that was outlined and vetted and approved by the attorney general’s office.

Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.

There are a lot of questions.

I have ordered a pause on all executions for the remainder of the year.