Bill Lee: “It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so…”

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.

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.

There are a lot of questions. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.