Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made by Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said in a statement that stepping aside “is in the best interests” of the state as an independent review is carried out to determine why Pike’s…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution4d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthtennessee execution failure
Christa Pike is in critical condition after Tennessee’s failed execution attempt, her lawyers sayAttorneys for Christa Pike say the death row inmate is still alive but in critical condition a day after the state's failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder of a woman. The state tried to execute Pike by lethal injection on Wednesday but neither the initial nor backup dose of pentobarbital killed her. Pike was still snoring when the execution…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthBill Leetennessee execution attempt
Christa Pike in Hospital, Lawyer Wants Sentence CommutedA lawyer for Christa Pike called on Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to commute her death sentence after she survived her failed execution and said she's aliveUs Weekly6d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthBill Leetennessee execution halt
Tennessee governor calls Christa Pike's failed execution 'deeply disturbing' and calls for a reviewTennessee officials haven't yet explained what went wrong during the failed execution of Christa Pike, which was called off after she was given an initial and a backup dose of the drug meant to kill her. It wasn’t clear if Pike was still alive on Thursday. She could be heard snoring loudly in the execution chamber Wednesday night more than an hour after…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution6d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthBill Leetennessee execution failure
