Tennessee death row inmates sue state over new execution protocols

Nine Tennessee Death Row Prisoners Challenge State’s One-Drug Lethal Injection Protocol, Citing “High Risk of Torturous Death” | Death Penalty Information Center

On March 14, 2025, a group of nine death row pris­on­ers in Tennessee filed a law­suit chal­leng­ing the state’s sole use of pen­to­bar­bi­tal in its revised lethal injec­tion pro­to­col, argu­ing it cre­ates a ​“high risk of a tor­tur­ous death.” In December 2024, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) com­plet­ed a mul­ti-year lethal injec­tion pro­to­col review and announced that instead of the pre­vi­ous three-drug pro­to­col, the sta…

Tennessee death row inmates sue state over new execution protocols

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Men incarcerated on death row in Tennessee are suing the state over its lethal injection protocol, calling it a violation of the U.S. and Tennessee constitutions. Nine men currently set to be executed by the state filed the civil rights action in the Davidson County Chancery Court against Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Commissioner Frank Strada and Riverbend Maximum Security Institution Warden Kenneth Nelsen.…

U.S. Supreme Court asked to halt execution of Seminole double-murder convict

An attorney for a man convicted of a 1993 double murder in Seminole County has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his execution.

U.S. Supreme Court asked to halt execution of Florida inmate

After the Florida Supreme Court and a federal appeals court rejected appeals, an attorney for Edward James on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt his scheduled Thursday execution in the 1993 murder of a Seminole County woman and her 8-year-old granddaughter. Attorney Dawn Macready asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay the execution and order additional legal proceedings. In part, Macready cited an 11-1 jury recommendation that led to Jame…

Last-Minute Appeal Filed With U.S. Supreme Court To Halt Florida Execution

With his scheduled execution just days away, condemned murderer Edward James has filed a last-minute appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, seeking a stay of execution and further legal proceedings. James, 63, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday for the 1993 murders of Betty Dick and her 8-year-old granddaughter, Toni Neuner, in Seminole County. […] Last-Minute Appeal Filed With U.S. Supreme Court To Halt Florida Execution

George Bateh put 15 men on Death Row - and was rebuked twice by Florida's Supreme Court

George Bateh was good at putting people on Death Row. Whether that was the work of a righteous prosecutor or a sneaky courtroom tactician is a question at the heart of the legacy he left behind after more than 30 years in the State Attorney’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit.Bateh was the director of the homicide division under former State Attorney Harry Shorstein, leading prosecutors through their workload and taking on some of the tough…