Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “reckless maladministration” of the lethal-injection process, an attorney for condemned killer ...

Tennesseans could get a first look into the state’s embattled lethal injection protocol soon following a judge’s ruling in Knox County. The Tennessee Department of Correction closely guarded ...

Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

Several news organizations, including Tennessean publisher Gannett, have sued two state corrections officials for greater access to the execution process, much of which is hidden from public view. The ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of prisoners ...

Indiana Department of Correction officials said in a statement that “the execution process started shortly after” 12 a.m. Central Time and Ward, 53, was pronounced dead at 12:33 a.m. CT. He was ...