Bill Lee: “You are forcing families to choose between putting food on the table and a roof over their head.”

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.

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.

There are a lot of questions.

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.