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Tennessee spent at least $1.175 million on lethal-injection drugs as key details stayed secret
Tennessee records show the state spent at least $1.175 million on lethal-injection chemicals in recent years, even as two of its three most recent executions were not carried out. The drugs’ supplier and cost per dose remain undisclosed, a death-row attorney says.
Tennessee spent at least $1.175 million on lethal-injection chemicals in recent years, while two of the state’s three most recent executions were not carried out, records show.
The spending total was reported Oct. 22, 2026. The state has not made public key information about the drugs, including where they came from or how much each dose cost.
An attorney who represents people on Tennessee’s death row said there is “absolutely no transparency” around the chemicals.
The undisclosed supplier and per-dose price leave the public with limited information about how the state purchases drugs for executions and how the spending relates to executions that do not take place.