Tennessee Prisons Chief Resigns After Botched Christa Pike Execution

Tennessee Prisons Chief Resigns After Botched Christa Pike Execution

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada resigned days after the failed execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections and was left hospitalized on a ventilator. Governor Bill Lee announced an independent review of the state's execution procedures and paused future lethal injections.

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