Four executions have been set this year by the Tennessee Supreme Court, which includes the only woman on the state's death ...

The only woman on Tennessee's death row is taking legal action -- claiming the state's execution method could cause her to ...

Christa Gail Pike argued in her filing that the new protocol, which relies on one drug instead of three, violates the U.S.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) — Attorneys for Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols are asking the governor to convert his sentence to life imprisonment with just a month until his scheduled ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.(AP) — Tennessee death row inmate Harold Wayne Nichols on Monday declined to choose between the electric chair and lethal injection for his Dec. 11 execution, meaning the state will ...

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Christa Pike is suing the state to halt her execution, arguing Tennessee's lethal injection protocol would constitute cruel ...