Robert Dunham

Tennessee’s botched attempt to execute Tony Carruthers today is the 7th failed lethal injection execution in the U.S. and the 6th in less than 10 years. States have botched at least 64 executions since 1982. deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/bot… @DPInfoCtr @uscedp @NAACP_LDF @Reprieve @amnesty

An anniversary that is particularly pertinent in light of yesterday’s attempt to execute Tony Carruthers without concern for his innocence — On this day, May 22, 1917: Thousands Lynch Ell Persons in Memphis, Tennessee. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti… @eji_org @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp

Here is @chrisgeidner’s analysis of today’s Supreme Court ruling in Hamm v. Smith: A 5-4 SCOTUS rejects Alabama effort to make executing intellectually disabled people easier. lawdork.com/p/scotus-alaba… @lawdorknews @PHADP @eji_org @uscedp @TheArcUS #JosephSmith #deathpenalty

The Court’s ruling in Hamm v. Smith leaves intact a lower court ruling that found Alabama death row prisoner Joseph Smith ineligible for the death penalty because of intellectual disability. Joseph Smith officially comes off Alabama’s death row. @uscedp @TheArcUS

Justices Kavanaugh and Barrett joined Justices Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson in dismissing the Court's the grant of certiorari as improvidently granted. The Chief Justice and Justices Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch dissented.

BREAKING — By a vote of 5-4, the U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to decide a death penalty case in which Alabama prosecutors attempted to make it easier to execute people who are intellectually disabled. supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf…

Hamas Threats Confirm Worst Incitement Fears After Israel’s Death Penalty Laws. blogs.timesofisrael.com/hamas-threats-… @Jews4Abolition @theJCPA @jstreetdotorg @WCADP @AssoECPM

So much for the disingenuous assertion by proponents of Israel’s death penalty law that it would deter terrorism: Hamas leadership calls for kidnapping of IDF soldiers following death penalty law passing - report. jpost.com/israel-news/de… @Jerusalem_Post @Jews4Abolition @WCADP

“Tennessee has effectively made the case against the death penalty,” said Laura Porter, the executive director of the U.S. Campaign to End the Death Penalty. @uscedp @Tndeathpenalty @amnestyusa @ReprieveUS #TonyCarruthers

Tennessee Calls Off Execution After Staff Can’t Find Prisoner’s Vein. nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/… @nytimes @ESCochrane @NickAtNews @Tndeathpenalty @ACLU @uscedp #TonyCarruthers #deathpenalty

Death row prisoner gets reprieve after 'botched' execution in Tennessee. usatoday.com/story/news/nat… @USATODAY @Tndeathpenalty @ACLU @aclutn @uscedp #TonyCarruthers #deathpenalty

“Permitting Tony Carruthers’s execution to move forward without ordering DNA testing was already a profound injustice. Today, that injustice became outright barbaric after Mr. Carruthers was subject to a botched execution attempt,” defense counsel, Maria DiLiberto, said. @ACLU

Tennessee governor gives reprieve to death row prisoner after botched execution. tennesseelookout.com/2026/05/21/ten… @TNLookout @jhollymc @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @ACLU #TonyCarruthers #deathpenalty

The backstory from @FADPorg on tonight’s scheduled execution in Florida — Richard Knight: Florida Doesn’t Want You to Know the Full Story. fadp.org/richard-knight… @FLDeathPenalty @uscedp #deathpenalty

Florida man set to be executed Thursday for fatally stabbing woman, 4-year-old girl. cbsnews.com/miami/news/flo… @CBSMiami @AP @FLDeathPenalty @FADPorg @uscedp #RichardKnight #deathpenalty

“The State of Tennessee is currently torturing a man who maintains his innocence in the name of justice. This is not how our system is supposed to work,” said @MelVerdeciaEsq, counsel for Mr. Carruthers. @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp #deathpenalty

Tony Carruthers’ execution stopped after corrections could not set up a backup IV line. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l… @NBCNews @_abigailbrooks @Tndeathpenalty @MelVerdeciaEsq @aclu @uscedp @amnesty @Reprieve @hrw @UNHumanRights #Tennessee #deathpenalty

After today's failed execution attempt in Tennessee, three executions are still pending in the U.S. before June 12 — 2 in Florida and 1 in Alabama. Florida has scheduled Richard Knight to be executed tonight. @uscedp @WCADP @AssoECPM @Tndeathpenalty @FADPorg @phadp #deathpenalty

Tennessee halts man's execution after being unable to find vein for lethal injection, attorney says. fox13memphis.com/news/tennessee… @AP @travisloller @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @amnesty @reprieve @hrw @UNHumanRights #TonyCarruthers #deathpenalty

BREAKING: Tennessee Department of Corrections calls off execution of Tony Carruthers after failure to set IV. commercialappeal.com/story/news/cri… @memphisnews @LucasFinton @EvanMealins @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @amnesty @Reprieve @hrw @UNHumanRights #deathpenalty