In 2022, Tennessee ordered an investigation into its capital punishment, then the state failed to fully follow the advice given.

Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of Tennessee's prisons, Strada oversaw three botched executions in Arizona.

State Rep. Jody Barrett (R-Dickson) said lawmakers should publicly examine Tennessee’s execution procedures when the General Assembly returns in January.

A TIMELINE OF THE RECKLESSNESS AND SECRECY THAT LED TO TENNESSEE’S PREVENTABLE AND PREDICTABLE BOTCHED EXECUTIONS AND HOW TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS (Thursday, October 8, 2026) The following narrativ...

Decades after blaming Richard Glossip for his own actions, Justin Sneed is less credible than ever — and prosecutors know it.

Breaking: Attorney Kit Thomas Statement re: TDOC Commissioner Frank Strada Resignation “Frank Strada’s resignation does not change the fact that Tennessee is shrouding its executions in secrecy. When...

The botched execution in Tennessee of Christa Pike, who survived despite being subject to two doses of lethal injection on Wednesday, has reignited furious debate about the death penalty in the U.S.

The official who oversaw Arizona's 2022 execution troubles now runs Tennessee's prison department, where a woman's execution was botched Wednesday

The failure of the lethal injection that was intended to kill Pike, 50, led the governor to order an investigation and halt the one remaining execution scheduled for this year.

The failed attempt with Christa Pike has intensified bipartisan concerns about Tennessee’s ability to effectively carry out lethal injections.

Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee ‘unimaginably barbaric’

For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 1, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@Squirepb.com, reganclcp@gmail.com Statement of Attorneys for the Federal Public Defender, Middle District of Tennessee, on Te...

As courts revisit shaken baby science, Roberson’s lawyers say these out-of-state decisions could support his request for a new trial.

For Immediate Release: September 24, 2026 Contact: Laura Burstein, Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com Melissa Lucio Attorney Statement: Despite Agreement of All Parties, Sharply Divided Texas Court of ...

I was a sheriff when two innocent people were murdered. Tyrone Noling had nothing to do with the crime, but has sat on death row for 30 years.

Former Kansas corrections chief urges Gov. Laura Kelly to commute all death sentences to life without parole.

For Immediate Release: August 25, 2026 Contact: reganclcp@gmail.com BREAKING: Ohio Parole Board Recommends Executive Clemency with Parole Eligibility For Tyrone Noling, Innocent Man Who Has Spent 30...

The criminal justice system fails people with mental illness. Here’s one major step the outgoing governor can take. | Opinion

Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today “I’d like to start by saying that I grieve for the family of Catherine Jean Jenkins. May God be with you. “I also grieve th...

Darrell Hines Files Motion for Temporary Restraining Order Re: Thursday’s Scheduled Execution Due to His Stroke Symptoms (Nashville, TN, Wednesday, August 12, 2026) This morning, attorneys for Darrell...

Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May

In a follow up letter sent today to the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), the Attorney General, the Governor, and the warden of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution, attorneys for Darrell H...

Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines in Response to Governor Lee’s Denial of Clemency (Nashville, TN, Tuesday, August 11, 2026) “It would be a grotesque spectacle for Tennessee to move forward w...

Darrell Hines Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Stay His Thursday Execution Due to TDOC’s Use of Under-Skilled Physician Who Participated in Botched Execution Attempt in May (Washington, D.C., Monday, Augu...

ATTORNEY STATEMENT: Tennessee Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution (Nashville, Tennessee, August 6, 2026) Today, the Tennes...

Ahead of Darrell Hines’ Aug. 13 execution, his attorneys pointed to problematic executions during Commissioner Frank Strada’s tenure in Arizona and questioned Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol.

Gov. Lee said there is no reason to pause upcoming executions.

Carruthers’ execution was stopped in May after medical staff spent more than an hour attempting to establish IV access for the lethal injection, but were not able to find a vein.

A former Tennessee correctional officer details the lasting trauma he suffered while working on state executions.

For Immediate Release: Monday, July 20, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com NEW FILING: Darrell Hines Asks Tennessee Supreme Court For a Conditional Stay of His August 13 Execution if TDOC Doe...

Court Rules Darrell Hines is Entitled to Know Whether the Tennessee Department of Correction Intends to Use Same Physician in August 13 Execution Who Participated in Botched May Execution Attempt, Sta...

It is more important than ever for states to adopt evidence-based standards to ensure that only credible and vetted information is given to juries.

Jailhouse testimony can earn witnesses a lighter sentence. Is that a problem?

Gov. Laura Kelly denied Reginald and Jonathan Carr's clemency requests prior to faith leaders delivering a call for commuting all death sentences.

A Tennessee lawmaker demands accountability after a 'gruesome' failed execution left a prisoner in pain.

Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Darrell Hines are again asking Gov. Bill Lee to delay Hines' scheduled execution, arguing the state should first comple

I urge Gov. Laura Kelly to commute the death sentences of the nine men on Kansas’ death row to life without parole.

It's unlikely Gov. Bill Lee will call a death penalty moratorium before Tennessee's next execution. Calls for a temporary suspension, investigation and

A delegation of Kansas faith leaders will gather at the Statehouse next week to deliver a letter urging Gov. Laura Kelly to commute the sentences of the nine men currently on death row.

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For Immediate Release: Wednesday, July 8, 2026 Contact: Laura.Burstein@squirepb.com. Just In: TDOC Refuses to Say Whether Doctor in May’s Botched Execution Attempt Will Conduct August 13 Execution o...

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Tennessee's current lethal injection protocol includes reduced training on IV placement, an issue that caused the state to halt Tony Carruthers' execution.

Eight Tennessee Republican senators are urging Gov. Bill Lee to commission an independent review of a failed execution trying another.

Tennessee has botched one attempt to administer a lethal injection this year, but the state has three more executions scheduled amid calls for a pause.

Attorneys for the next man scheduled to be executed in Tennessee are asking Gov. Bill Lee to grant a reprieve, arguing the state should demonstrate it can constitutionally and humanely carry out an…