Bill Lee: “This unspeakable act on the United States is really forcing me to rely on my moral compass, my conscience, and my god…”

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

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.

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.

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