An inmate executed by Tennessee without deactivating his implanted defibrillator said he was in serious pain after the lethal ...

Tuesday morning at Riverbend Prison, the state Department of Correction executed Tennessee death row inmate Byron Black. This ...

The state executed Black after Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined requests from attorneys, advocacy groups and even some ...

The execution did not happen without controversy, with months of court hearings surrounding Black’s internal heart ...

Tennessee executed Byron Black on August 5, 2025. Despite there being strong objections from his attorneys, disability ...

Tennessee plans to execute Byron Black without deactivating his defibrillator, raising concerns about potential shocks during ...

The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that Byron Black could be executed without deactivating his implanted ...