Bill Lee: “Because it is not true. Mr. Manager RASKIN. On the grounds it is not true, and we are----”

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.

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.

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.