Bill Lee: “There is a lifetime ban on Pell grants if you have been in jail. Once you have paid your dues, once you have completed…”

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.

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

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.

It’s a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.