Bill Lee: “If we increase the size of the pie, everyone is going to benefit.”

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

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

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.