Bill Lee: “We have got to figure out how we can sustain this and keep people from--keep more people from going hungry through this…”

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.

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.

The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.

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