Bill Lee: “We would like to have a formal response to our letter.”

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.

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

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.