State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) is asking the Tennessee Department of Correction to be transparent about its lethal ...

Tennessee death row inmate with pacemaker can be executed despite likelihood heart device will prolong suffering: court - ...

Eight Republican senators have sent Governor Bill Lee a letter calling for an independent review of the failed execution ...

A failed execution in Tennessee left death row inmate Tony Carruthers bleeding and moaning, a witness says. Attorneys for other death row inmates say it raises 'profound concerns.' ...

Tennessee officials were forced to call off the execution of Tony Carruthers when Department of Correction medical staff were unable to find a vein in order to administer the lethal injection.

The senators said they support the death penalty but are concerned about what they called the state’s failure to carry out a lawful sentence during Carruthers’ attempted execution on May 21, 2026.

The execution of a Tennessee death row inmate convicted of kidnapping and killing three people was called off Thursday after the execution team tried and failed for over an hour to establish an ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WREG) – Tennessee death row inmate Tony Carruthers, who was facing execution by lethal injection Thursday morning, was granted a one year stay of execution after officials struggled ...

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