DOJ abandons pentobarbital for executions, same drug chosen by Tennessee last month
The federal government will no longer use pentobarbital in executions due to concerns of "unnecessary pain and suffering," a ...
Tennessee will still use execution drug abandoned by DOJ over ‘unnecessary suffering’ concerns
On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney General told the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to stop using pentobarbital, the same drug Tennessee selected in its new execution protocol, because it's ...
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Tennessee will still use execution drug abandoned by DOJ over ‘unnecessary suffering’ concerns
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Despite the Department of Justice announcing it will no longer use the single lethal injection drug, pentobarbital in executions after a review raised questions about ...
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DOJ abandons pentobarbital for executions, same drug chosen by Tennessee last month
The federal government will no longer use pentobarbital in executions due to concerns of "unnecessary pain and suffering," a decision made less than one month after Tennessee announced it would be ...
Drug used in federal executions under Trump may cause 'unnecessary pain and suffering,' Garland says
The pentobarbital protocol was adopted by Bill Barr, attorney general during Trump's first term, to replace a three-drug mix ...
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Tennessee expected to schedule execution of man convicted of killing Bristol cop
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Tennessee Department of Corrections has created new lethal injection procedures, clearing the way for the state to schedule executions again, including one for a man ...
Tennessee Gov. Lee renews push for school vouchers, adds hurricane relief and immigration to effort
Republican Gov. Bill Lee is doubling down on his efforts to enact universal school vouchers throughout Tennessee.
A Circus Elephant Was Publicly Hanged In 1916—The Tragic Tale Of ‘Murderous Mary’
Murderous Mary” was executed in the town of Erwin, Tennessee, more than a century ago, and her saddening story still ...