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Watch live: Witnesses to speak after execution of Byron Black in Tennessee
After the execution of Byron Black on Aug. 5, witnesses are slated to speak at a news conference outside the prison.
One Thing Made This Week’s Execution in Tennessee Particularly Horrific
The jury in his trial concluded that he had been in a jealous rage when he shot them because he thought Clay, whom he had ...
Tennessee set to execute inmate without turning off his implanted defibrillator
Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during ...
Tennessee death row inmate cries out in pain during lethal injection after state refused to deactivate defibrillator implant
The convicted murderer was put to death despite a legal battle over concerns his heart device would repeatedly shock him once ...
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Death Penalty: Lawyer explains TN execution law regarding intellectual disability and suffering
The execution of Byron Black raised questions for weeks over Tennessee’s death penalty law in connection with intellectual ...
Advocates to deliver petitions urging Gov. Bill Lee to halt Byron Black’s execution
Anti-death penalty advocates, including the son of an inmate scheduled to be executed this week, gathered Monday morning at ...