Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
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Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (TADP) works to honor life by abolishing the death penalty, preventing violence, and supporting those who experience harm.
“They lifted his body onto a gurney and wheeled him to the death chamber.” Statement from attorney for #DarrellHines following his execution today in Tennessee. Read here: tinyurl.com/2h3jfwta
Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today
Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines Following His Execution Today “I’d like to start by saying that I grieve for the family of Catherine Jean Jenkins. May God be with you. “I also grieve th...
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@theguardian.com Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner; Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask Supreme Court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Tennessee set to execute man despite botched attempt on another prisoner
Darrell Hines’s lawyers ask supreme court to intervene, arguing he could face fate similar to failed execution in May
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Atty Stmt re: #DarrellHines clemency denial: “TDOC knows [that the physician] can’t do the job the protocol requires him to do, & we’ve seen what that means: a torturous [execution] that leaves staff, witnesses, & the prisoner traumatized.” tinyurl.com/2aev7b2f
Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines in Response to Governor Lee’s Denial of Clemency
Statement from Attorney for Darrell Hines in Response to Governor Lee’s Denial of Clemency (Nashville, TN, Tuesday, August 11, 2026) “It would be a grotesque spectacle for Tennessee to move forward w...
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Unmasked: The Doctor Who Helps Put Prisoners to Death www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Unmasked: the doctor who helps put prisoners to death
Dr Mark Fowler assisted in the failed execution of a Tennessee prisoner. Physicians are meant to heal patients - why is he working in the death chamber?
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From @iamstevenhale.bsky.social "They highlighted 3 executions during Strada’s tenure in AZ that were 'marked by prolonged & problematic attempts to establish IV access — eerily similar to the botched attempted execution of Tony Carruthers in TN'” www.newschannel5.com/news/hines-a...
Hines’ attorneys cite troubled execution history under Tenn. corrections chief
Ahead of Darrell Hines’ Aug. 13 execution, his attorneys pointed to problematic executions during Commissioner Frank Strada’s tenure in Arizona and questioned Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol.
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BRKG: TN Supreme Court allows Dept. of Correction to conceal whether it plans to continue using doctor - who botched May execution attempt - in August 13 execution of #DarrellHines who is at risk of needing a central IV line. Read attorney statement here: tinyurl.com/4d4w9zkf
BRKING ATTY STMT: TN Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution
ATTORNEY STATEMENT: Tennessee Supreme Court Allows TDOC to Conceal Whether It Plans to Continue Using Doctor Who Botched Carruthers Execution (Nashville, Tennessee, August 6, 2026) Today, the Tennes...
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Interview with Rep. Barrett on unanswered questions in the wake of Tennessee’s botched execution attempt and concerns regarding the Tennessee Dept. of Correction with the August 13th scheduled execution of #DarrellHines: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/dnv0i...
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Since 2018, 68 people have died in the custody of the Shelby Co. Jail due to a combination of staff abuse, neglect, and negligence by the healthcare provider. The lives of these people mattered. Their families were left without answers, and their names too often go unspoken. They were human beings.
Tennessee's highest court has appointed a special master to investigate gender concerns in lethal injection process wpln.org/post/tenness...
Tennessee Supreme Court appoints special master to investigate gender concerns in lethal injection process
Attorneys for a death row inmate convinced the Tennessee Supreme Court to conduct an investigation into the state’s lethal injection program. But it’s not
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48 TN doctors, nurses, and other medical professionals sign letter urging Gov. Bill Lee to pause executions until TDOC fixes persistent failures that led to under-skilled doctor being used in botched execution attempt of #TonyCarruthers: youtu.be/LB-fVyfmllw
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YouTube video by Tennesseans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty
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In an op-ed published today in The Tennessean, Ian Congleton, a former TDOC officer, writes about his experience as a member of the execution team, the impact of that experience on his life, and why he is asking Governor Lee to stop executions to address the problems with this protocol.
Preparations for Aug. 13 execution continue despite mounting pushback www.axios.com/local/nashvi...
Preparations for Aug. 13 execution continue despite mounting pushback
Gov. Lee said there is no reason to pause upcoming executions.
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“It’s shocking that the Tennessee Department of Correction won’t simply say whether it plans to keep using an execution physician who lacks the required qualifications….,” said Kit Thomas, an attorney for Mr. Hines.
@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew Filing: #DarrellHines asks TN Supreme Court for conditional stay of Aug. 13 execution if TDOC does not replace under-skilled physician. Doctor’s inability to set central line contributed to botch execution attempt of #TonyCarruthers, says filing here: tinyurl.com/2zdwts9m
We are pleased the court has recognized that TDOC has no legal basis to refuse to provide the ... essential information of whether it plans to continue using a doctor whose lack of required qualifications and skills already resulted in one botched execution. -Kit Thomas, attorney for Darrell Hines.
@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 2mo agoCourt rules #DarrellHines is entitled to know if TN Department of Correction will use same physician who participated in botched execution attempt of #TonyCarruthers in May for Aug. 13 scheduled execution. More here: tinyurl.com/ycxtu64k
New in The Tennessean from GOP Lawmaker: Tennessee must stop executions until TDOC proves it’s ready. A failed execution exposed deep problems inside TDOC. Tennesseans deserve answers before another attempt. www.tennessean.com/story/opinio...
Tennessee must stop executions until TDOC proves it’s ready | Opinion
A Tennessee lawmaker demands accountability after a 'gruesome' failed execution left a prisoner in pain.
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New mid-year update from @deathpenaltyinfo.org “Jurors Continue to Reject Death Sentences Amidst Increased Secrecy and Disinformation” includes latest update in the Texas hypnotized witness innocence case of #CharlesFlores: deathpenaltyinfo.org/dpis-2026-mi...
DPI’s 2026 Mid-Year Update: Jurors Continue to Reject Death Sentences Amidst Increased Secrecy and Disinformation | Death Penalty Information Center
**Introduction**False statements by government officials. Media witnesses banned from viewing executions. New laws passed to evade judicial...
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“TDOC refuses to say whether it will continue using a doctor who has shown himself to be incapable of performing his duties under the Tennessee execution protocol. Governor Lee must step in to prevent yet another horrifying failure…” - Amy Harwell, one of Mr. Hines’s attorneys.
@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 2mo agoJust In: Tennessee Department of Correction refuses to say whether doctor in May’s botched execution attempt will conduct August execution of #DarrellHines. Attorneys renew reprieve request to Gov. Lee amid mounting concerns about execution problems: tinyurl.com/bddv9mht
“‘I’m hoping the governor will pause executions,’ Executive Director of the (@uscedp.bsky.social) U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty Laura Porter said. ‘As we are seeing this across the country with Republicans recognizing that there are problems with the death penalty.’”
WKRN News 2@wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 2mo agoTennessee Republican lawmaker demands answers after botched execution, questions state's readiness
Republican lawmakers seek investigation into Tennessee’s failed execution wpln.org/post/gop-law...
GOP lawmakers seek investigation into Tennessee's failed execution
Tennessee Republican senators are calling on the state to launch a formal investigation into the botched execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May. Several legal battles are also challenging Tenness...
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TN Republican Senators Request Full Review of Botched Execution Attempt Before Any Future Executions tennesseelookout.com/2026/06/29/t...
@wkrnnews2.bsky.social:Attorneys for #DarrellHines ask Gov. Lee to delay state’s next scheduled execution:“It’s a grotesque image to think of correctional officers at TDOC lifting this man who can’t walk and strapping him onto a gurney and executing him” www.wkrn.com/news/tenness...
Attorneys ask Gov. Bill Lee to delay state’s next scheduled execution
Attorneys for the next man scheduled to be executed in Tennessee are asking Gov. Bill Lee to grant a reprieve, arguing the state should demonstrate it can constitutionally and humanely carry out an…
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From @nashvillebanner.bsky.social: Tennessee Abandoned an Execution Last Month, But Three More Are Still Scheduled This Year including #DarrellHines; Gov. Lee has not responded to calls for a death penalty pause after the failed lethal injection of Tony Carruthers nashvillebanner.com/2026/06/23/t...
Gov. Bill Lee stays silent on Tennessee's death penalty plans - Nashville Banner
Tennessee has botched one attempt to administer a lethal injection this year, but the state has three more executions scheduled amid calls for a pause.
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Send an email to Gov. Lee asking him to issue a reprieve for Darrell Hines! actionnetwork.org/letters/plea...
Please Grant Darrell Hines A Reprieve of Execution
Given the horrifying failed execution attempt of Tony Carruthers in May, now is the time for Governor Lee to grant a reprieve to Darrell Hines, who is scheduled for execution in Tennessee on August 13...
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@lauraburstein.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust In: Governor Lee asked to reprieve Aug. 13 scheduled execution of #DarrellHines due to recent botched execution attempt and Hines' debilitated condition after strokes. Read more here: tinyurl.com/ycjxduxw
Good news~SCOTUS won’t lift stay of execution in Alabama case where state wanted to use nitrogen suffocation. Read more about the Alabama case of Jeffrey Lee at link below, including how members of his jury chose life but a judge overruled that to sentence him to death. www.npr.org/2026/06/11/n...
Join TADP to tell Governor Lee to stop Tony Carruthers' scheduled execution. We need you to turn out on Monday to urge Governor Lee to act!
Death row exonerees and faith leaders in Tennessee are urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt an execution to allow DNA testing of unreviewed evidence. Advocates say testing should happen before any irreversible action. #Tennessee #CriminalJustice @tndeathpenalty.bsky.social
Tennesseans urge governor to halt Carruthers execution for DNA tests
A group of death row exonerees and faith leaders in Tennessee is urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt the execution of Tony Carruthers.Carruthers is one of 42 people on the
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📢 less than 10 days to get this execution stopped. Please spread the word! Governor Lee needs to hear from all of us that he can push pause.
