Bill Lee: “We shouldn't reduce it to 25 percent because that is going to mean our leverage ability for the Global Fund goes down.”

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

There are a lot of questions.

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. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.