Bill Lee: “So just wanted to know how you envisioned this program being implemented?”

I will seek an independent investigation and pause all executions for the rest of 2026.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.

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.

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