Advocates Call for Commuting Execution of Tennessee Man with Dementia

Advocates urge Gov. Lee to stop execution of man with intellectual disability

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Advocates for those with intellectual disabilities sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee requesting he commute the sentence of a man whose execution they argue would violate the Constitution due to his intellectual disability. Byron Black was sentenced to death for the 1988 murders of his girlfriend, Angela Clay, and her two young daughters, Latoya and Lakeisha. Black is scheduled to be put to death Aug. 5; however, advoca…

Advocates call for commuting execution of Tennessee man with dementia

Family members, service providers and advocates for people with disabilities Thursday called on Tenn. Gov. Bill Lee to stop the scheduled Aug. 5 execution of Byron Black, a man diagnosed with dementia and brain damage.