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Alabama halts executions; can't fix them

After a gruesome series of executions gone wrong, Gov. Kay Ivey hits pause. But there's no fixing the death penalty

Salon · Nov 23, 2022

Alabama governor demands pause in executions after third failed lethal injection attempt

Alabama governor Kay Ivey has demanded a pause in executions and review of the state's capital punishment system after the failed attempt to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith on Thursday

Daily Mirror · Nov 22, 2022

Tennessee GOP Gov. Lee faces Democrat Jason Martin

Republican Gov. Bill Lee breezed by without a primary challenger in Tennessee

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

What links David O Russell’s crime romp Amsterdam to Gloria Steinem and Bob Dylan?

Ahead of the shouty director’s latest film, we venture down the rabbit hole with Christian Bale, Julianne Moore and Spike Lee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

VUMC to pause, review gender-affirming surgeries for minors

Officials at Vanderbilt University Medical Center have announced that they are pausing gender affirming surgeries for minors in order to review their practices

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Untested rape kits plagued Memphis long before jogger case

Memphis' long-held problems with testing rape kits quickly have come under renewed scrutiny with Cleotha Henderson's arrest last month in the killing of Eliza Fletcher, a mother and kindergarten teacher who was abducted while jogging

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2022

Tennessee fast-tracks new forensic jobs amid rape kit delays

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and top legislative leaders announced Thursday that they will fast-track more money to hire 25 additional forensic lab positions to help speed up the processing of sexual assault kits

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Social media posts spark calls to investigate Tenn.'s VUMC

Tennessee Gov_ Bill Lee has called for an investigation into a pediatric transgender health clinic after videos surfaced on social media of staffers touting that gender-affirming procedures are “huge money makers."

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Amid Hillsdale fallout, Tenn. staffers fretted about optics

Tennessee state staffers watched intently this summer while local school officials voted down a contentious Hillsdale College-linked charter school

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Shooting spree and Eliza Fletcher kidnapping in Memphis raise new concerns about parole

Experts say harsher parole rules won’t stop violent crime

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022