Death row inmates sue Tennessee over execution methods, alleging risk of tortuous death
A lawsuit was filed Friday by nine death row inmates against the state of Tennessee regarding plans for their executions.
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Tennessee death row inmates sue state over new execution protocols
The suit claims the state's lethal injection protocol constitutes violations of the state and federal constitutions.
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Tennessee Corrections, disability rights group settle 2020 suit after judge's July ruling
As part of the settlement, TDOC will pay $7,000 each to three inmates in damages and $3.25 million to Disability Rights Tennessee. The agency will distribute the payments, according to court ...
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Execution dates set for four Tennessee death row inmates after years of delays
In 2022, just hours away from the execution of death row inmate, Oscar Smith, Gov. Lee again ordered a pause on the death penalty after discovering the TN Dept. of Correction (TDOC) wasn’t ...