Tennessee reduced training in IV placement in new lethal injection protocol
Riverbend Maximum Security Institution has been the site of 10 executions since 2018, including three last year. (Courtesy Martin B. Cherry/Nashville Banner)
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The protocol that took effect in 2025 sheds new light on Tony Carruthers’ botched execution, when Dr. Mark Fowler spent nearly an hour trying, and failing, to place a secondary IV line.
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Nashville Banner lethal injection Tennessee Department Of CorrectionSteven Hale
Steven Hale is criminal justice reporter for the Banner. He worked as a reporter for The City Paper (RIP) and Nashville Scene for 10 years. His work has also appeared in the Washington Post, The Appeal and The Daily Beast. He is the author of the book Death Row Welcomes You, which was released in 2024.
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