Tony Gonzalez
speaker
189 appearances
27 recordings
4 series
first heard Dec 2024
last heard 24 Aug
Tony Gonzalez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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The next man scheduled for execution is asking for a reprieve and citing the botched lethal injection.
His team says there's a high chance the state will try to use the same doctor.
Tennessee's governor has been pressured by his Republican peers to hire an independent reviewer, but he has rejected that and isn't pausing lethal injections.
For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
Medical contractors couldn't establish an I.V.
into the arms or chest of Tony Carruthers.
After about an hour, Governor Bill Lee called off the execution on May 20th.
The man's death row attorneys had been warning about inadequate training.
Now a group of state senators, all Republicans who say they support the death penalty, have written to the governor seeking an independent review.
They say the Department of Corrections showed it wasn't competent.
They want to know the credentials of those involved and whether training is sufficient.
Tennessee paused executions for about three years after finding the prior protocol had never been fully followed.
The rules were then revised but continue to draw scrutiny.
For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
Nashville hot chicken is a global phenomenon now, and its birthplace celebrates on Independence Day, which former Mayor Bill Purcell has some fun with.
You do still have to earn it, in long lines in the sun amid a heat advisory.
Reese Blackiston had to be brave, taking his first ever bite.
Or take the path of Jacques Buford.
After decades eating hot chicken, he dials down the spice with a basket of medium.
For NPR News, I'm Tony Gonzalez in Nashville.
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