Bill Lee: “These are people who are looking for jobs, but because there are only 4.7 unemployed persons for one job, they need…”

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

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

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