On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney General told the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to stop using pentobarbital, the ...

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

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 ...

Tennessee officials announced Friday a new method that could allow the state to resume executions after the last scheduled execution was abruptly halted in the spring of 2022, although executions ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 2 years after Tennessee abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith — admitting that correction officials were not following their own execution ...

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 ...

Tennessee Is Refusing to Release Its New Execution Manual. Here Is Why It Matters NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just days after Tennessee announced it had a new manual for executing death row inmates ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...