The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The planned execution of Tennessee death-row inmate Tony Carruthers was ...

A group of Tennessee Republican senators is urging the governor to commission an independent review of a failed execution and ...

The senators said they support the death penalty but are concerned about what they called the state’s failure to carry out a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee officials on Thursday called off the lethal injection of Tony Carruthers, who was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994, after his executioners tried ...

The execution of a Tennessee death row inmate has been postponed after staff were unable to find a vein to administer a lethal drug. Tony Carruthers, convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people ...

Republican Senate leadership sent a letter to Gov. Bill Lee expressing their support for the death penalty but calling for ...

Tennessee's lethal injection protocol adopted a year and a half ago appears to include reduced training in IV placement. That ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Austin Sarat, Amherst College (THE CONVERSATION) Tennessee set out to execute Tony ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Carruthers, who was sentenced to death for a 1994 triple murder, survived his date ...