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What we know about Byron Black’s execution in Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Correction is scheduled to execute Byron Black on Aug. 5, but court challenges regarding the case ...

TDOC appeals court ruling on inmate’s defibrillator procedure before execution

Friday afternoon, Black's attorneys filed a response to TDOC's appeal, asking the Tennessee Supreme Court to reject the ...

State appeals injunction allowing for TN death row inmate’s implanted defibrillator to be deactivated for execution

In the appeal, TDOC says it’s seeking to lift the injunction and proceed with the execution without deactivating the device.