The Tennessee Department of Correction last week told The Associated Press to file a public records request to obtain a copy of the latest execution manual, known as a protocol. However, the agency ...

The federal government will no longer use pentobarbital in executions due to concerns of "unnecessary pain and suffering," a ...

(AP) — Tennessee on Thursday released a redacted version of its newly completed execution manual, blacking out sporadic ...

FILE - Federal Public Defender Kelley Henry speaks during a news conference about Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Franklin Smith during a news conference from the the Middle Tennessee FPD's ...

“Because it cannot be said with reasonable confidence that the current execution protocol ‘not ... 2022 after a report and lawsuits revealed Tennessee wasn’t following its own rules when ...

Nikolaus Johnson, 46, has remained on death row since 2007 after a jury in Sullivan County convicted him of first-degree ...

The Tennessee Department of Correction on Thursday released a redacted version of the new lethal injection protocol it ...

One of the executive orders issued by President Donald Trump amid the flurry of actions on his first day in office yesterday ...

pentobarbital in executions after a review raised questions about whether it causes “unnecessary pain and suffering,” the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) still plans to use the drug, which ...

Tennessee's Department of Correction has released a redacted version of its newly completed execution manual after initially refusing to do so NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee on Thursday released a ...