Christa Pike

Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution

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Tennessee prison chief resigns headline over state correctional facility

The Tennessee prison chief resigns this month in the fallout from a failed lethal-injection execution that left condemned inmate Christa Pike unconscious and on a ventilator, Gov. Bill Lee announced October 3. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction since 2023, will step down later in October, the governor’s office said. Lee has … Read more

Tennessee Fails to Execute Christa Pike After 2 Injections

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Maximum-security prison at night with ambulance outside after Tennessee's failed Christa Pike execution attempt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee failed to carry out the execution of death row inmate Christa Pike late Wednesday night, after two doses of lethal injection drugs failed to kill her and she was taken by ambulance to a hospital instead. The botched execution has forced the state to halt all remaining executions in 2026 and … Read more