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Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns

The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions through the rest of…

France 24 · Oct 3

Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong

The Guardian - US · Oct 3

Christa Pike needed competent doctors

Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

Salon · Oct 3

Christa Pike Survives Two Rounds of Pentobarbital: Inside the Night Tennessee's Execution System Broke Down

Tennessee gave death row inmate Christa Pike two rounds of pentobarbital on September 30 — and she survived both, in a historic capital punishment failure.

Latin Times · Oct 2

'Bring Back the Electric Chair': Marsha Blackburn's Vow After Christa Pike Survives Two Pentobarbital Doses

US Senator Marsha Blackburn has called for greater use of Tennessee's electric chair after Christa Pike survived a failed execution, prompting a review and an executions pause.

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

Why Did Inmate Christa Pike Survive Lethal Injection and What Exactly Went Wrong During Execution?

Christa Pike survived Tennessee's attempted lethal injection and remained in critical condition, prompting an investigation into the failed execution and uncertainty over her legal future

International Business Times UK · Oct 2

First Thing: Christa Pike in ‘critical condition’ as Tennessee halts all executions

Failed attempt to execute 50-year-old prompts review of state’s execution practices amid distressing witness accounts

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again

What happened to Pike was gruesome. No one deserves what she went through, not even those who commit horrible crimes

The Guardian - US · Oct 2

Calls grow for US death penalty halt after ‘torturous’ botched execution of Christa Pike

Pike alive but in critical condition as experts call ordeal that unfolded in Tennessee ‘unimaginably barbaric’

The Guardian - US · Oct 2

Christa Pike in critical condition after Tennessee botched execution, lawyer says

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people.

Euronews · Oct 2