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A group of news outlets has sued Tennessee prison officials, claiming the state's execution rules block journalists from fully witnessing lethal injections and conceal key moments from public scrutiny.

Under current procedures, reporters are only allowed to observe once the condemned inmate is already strapped to the gurney.

In their filing, the outlets argue the state's protocol violates "the public and press's statutory and constitutional rights to witness the entirety of executions," saying Tennesseans deserve transparency from the moment an inmate enters the chamber until the official pronouncement of death.

The plaintiffs are seeking a judgment declaring the protocols unconstitutional and an injunction allowing repor

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