Bill Lee: “It boggles my mind. There is no accountability there.”

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.

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

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

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.