Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution

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