TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Apr 5, 2024

Knoxville's Union Ave. Books will host author Steven Hale in conversation with LMU Law professor Jason R. Smith on April 11 regarding Hale's new book, "Death Row Welcomes You: Visiting Hours in the Shadow of the Execution Chamber." In 2018, after nearly a decade’s hiatus, the state of Tennessee began executing death row inmates, bucking national trends that showed the death penalty in decline. In less than two years, the state put seven men to death, more than any other state but Texas in that time period. Hale was the leading reporter on these executions and in his book he traces the lives of condemned prisoners at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution and the people who come to visit them. This free event will take place at 6 p.m. EDT at 517 Union Ave., Knoxville 37902. Get more information and RSVP here. Listen to an interview of Hale by the Nashville Banner or read an excerpt from the book.