Tennessee Halts Executions After Christa Pike Survives Botched Lethal Injection

Tennessee Halts Executions After Christa Pike Survives Botched Lethal Injection

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital during her execution, remaining alive and on a ventilator in critical condition, her lawyers say. Governor Bill Lee has suspended all executions in the state for the rest of the year and ordered an independent inquiry into the failed procedure.

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