Bill Lee: “I think about people like Rosie Jimenez, a Latina who died because the Hyde Amendment denied her the ability to have a…”

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

There are a lot of questions.