Tennessee Democrats call on the GOP to fix state executions
Tennessee Democrats are calling for execution protocol reforms following a botched execution. They criticize Governor Bill Lee for not acting sooner after previous failures in the state's execution process.
Christa Pike’s botched execution has sparked calls to reform the state’s execution protocols. Tennessee Democrats say that Gov. Bill Lee’s pause on executions and call for an independent review should’ve been issued earlier this year when the state failed to execute Tony Carruthers. Lee told reporters Thursday morning that a point of failure has not […]
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