Bill Lee: “I am still, obviously, optimistic about making progress there.”

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.

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

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.