Bill Lee: “This is a violation of children's human rights. It is child abuse, it is kidnapping, and it is downright morally wrong.”

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.

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.

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

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.