On July 1, many new laws went into effect, one being that bullying in Tennessee now carries a new penalty for minors: the ...

The death penalty carries with it the inherent risk of executing an innocent person. Since 1972, nearly 200 people have been exonerated from death rows because of wrongful conviction, including ...

Just days after Tennessee announced it had a new manual for executing death row inmates, the state's top prison officials said they aren't going to release the document to the public.. The ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee hasn’t executed an inmate on death row since early 2020, but now the new drug meant to restart the death penalty is raising new red flags among critics.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee is set to execute the first inmate under its new death penalty protocol next week, and some critics argue the new protocol is worse than before.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nine Tennessee death row inmates are suing the state over its push for a new round of lethal injections after an execution was abruptly called off in 2022 and a follow-up ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Four people are now set for execution in 2025 after years of Tennessee pausing its execution process for death penalty cases.

Tennessee has executed Oscar Smith for the 1989 murder of his estranged wife, ... William Burgess was the lone person standing in a fenced off area for death penalty supporters outside the prison.

Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Smith, who was granted a temporary reprieve three years ago, died by lethal injection Thursday for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her ...

Tennessee is applauding the actions of the Tennessee General Assembly for passing a tougher DUI (driving under the influence) ...

The state of Tennessee has executed Oscar Franklin Smith, sentenced to death for the 1989 killings of his estranged wife Judith Robirds Smith and her two teenage sons, Chad Burnett and Jason ...

Tennessee death row inmate Oscar Smith, who was granted a temporary reprieve three years ago, died by lethal injection Thursday for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife Judith Smith and her ...