Tennessee has called off the execution of Tony Carruthers after prison officials were unable to find a vein to administer lethal injection drugs. On Thursday, Republican Governor Bill Lee issued a one-year reprieve to Carruthers over the botched execution, which came despite his claims of innocence and demands for a new trial. Laura Porter, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty, told The New York Times, “Tennessee has effectively made the case against the death penalty.”
Death Row Prisoner Tony Carruthers Wins One-Year Reprieve After Tennessee Botches His Execution











