Bill Lee: “One of the basic elements of the United States policy was to take children from their families. That was family…”

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.

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

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.

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.