Issue 07 of 12

Crime, policing and the death penalty

Same questions to both candidates. Evidence label, source and date on every answer. How we check.

Marsha BlackburnRepublican · campaign site

Jerri GreenDemocrat · campaign site

Q1Criminal prosecution

Blackburn

Advocates stricter enforcement and says she will remove certain district attorneys she considers insufficiently aggressive.

Whether a governor has unilateral authority to remove a district attorney is not established.

Documented positionBlackburn: keeping our communities safe2026checked 2026-10-14

Green

Emphasizes criminal justice reform, community safety and addressing contributing social conditions.

Blackburn

Supports accelerating executions and has endorsed the electric chair as an execution method.

Green

Proposes halting executions.

Blackburn

No 2026 gubernatorial position identified from sources reviewed.

Not establishedNo source: nothing found for this question

Green

Proposes giving CoreCivic formal notice that the state will not renew its private-prison contracts.

Notice of nonrenewal, not an immediate termination.

Blackburn

Supports fully funding law enforcement.

Documented positionBlackburn: keeping our communities safe2026checked 2026-10-14

Green

Also supports funding law enforcement, with additional emphasis on mental healthcare and prevention.

Blackburn

No 2026 gubernatorial position identified from sources reviewed.

Not establishedNo source: nothing found for this question

Green

Explicitly opposes continuing the National Guard deployment in Memphis.

Archived copies of every source as read on 2026-10-14 are kept for the corrections record. All sources.