Bill Lee: “We still are on the process of remediation, cleanup.”

It’s a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.

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.

The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.