Bill Lee: “We can't have sick people trying to work, we cannot have people who don't receive enough to eat.”

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.

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

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

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