Tennessee is scheduled to execute Byron Black on August 5th despite evidence of intellectual disability. Black's intellectual disability is undisputed by experts and even acknowledged by the State. A ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Advocates for those with intellectual disabilities sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee requesting he commute the sentence of a man whose execution they argue would violate the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Anti-death penalty advocates, including the son of an inmate scheduled to be executed this week, gathered Monday morning at the Tennessee Capitol, urging Gov. Bill Lee to ...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has announced that he will not intervene in Tuesday's execution of Byron Black. This comes after the U.S. Supreme Court denied Black's numerous appeals after he and his ...

Tennessee will move forward with the execution of death row inmate Byron Black at 10 a.m. Aug. 5 after both Gov. Bill Lee and the U.S. Supreme Court declined to intervene. “The courts have universally ...

As a Tennessean who has spent the last 40 years advocating on behalf of individuals living with intellectual disability and their families, I believe that, in many ways, our state is a leader in ...