Dr. Death. It was a fitting nickname for the tall gentleman with a spectral complexion who haunted the corridors of the Dallas County Courthouse in the 1980s. Summoned by prosecutors to testify in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TALLAHASSEE — Accusing the state of “reckless maladministration” of the lethal-injection process, an attorney for condemned killer ...

A group of news outlets has sued Tennessee prison officials, claiming the state's execution rules block journalists from fully witnessing lethal injections and conceal key moments from public scrutiny ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A group of news organizations is suing Tennessee’s Department of Corrections commissioner and a prison warden over the limitations the state’s execution methods present to ...

Major Tennessee news outlets including the company that owns WBIR are pushing to make more of the state's execution process open for public scrutiny. Broadcaster TEGNA Inc., along with the Associated ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Nashville judge has ordered the Tennessee Department of Correction to allow reporters to witness the full execution of prisoners ...

A federal lawsuit filed on behalf of a man scheduled to be put to death next week alleges that Florida prison officials used expired drugs in at least four recent executions. Prison drug supply logs ...