After second botched execution this year, Dems call for legislative oversight, GOP for change
Tennessee lawmakers are calling for death penalty reform and legislative oversight following a second failed execution attempt in the state this year.
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are calling for death penalty reform and legislative oversight after the state of Tennessee tried and failed Wednesday to execute a death row inmate for the second time in five months. State Sen. Tom Hatcher, a Maryville Republican, said Thursday he supports Gov. Bill Lee’s order for a hold on executions […]
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