Bill Lee: “I am a former 8(a) contractor myself and it was very difficult as an African-American woman to break in.”

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.

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

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.