Bill Lee: “I know they don't have a plan. I don't know about other regions, but I know they just don't have it in my district.”

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

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