Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeBy ED WHITE The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital. Frank Strada, commissioner of the Department of Correction, will step down this month, Lee said. Strada said in a […]Baltimore Sun4d agoWhole story →JusticeHealthtennessee execution failure
Michigan prisons leader defends oversight of women’s prison after 3 deathsBy JANELLE D. JAMES/Bridge Michigan The embattled director of the Michigan Department of Corrections is defending conditions inside the state prisons. Heidi Washington, who is facing calls for removal over treatment of female prisoners, on Thursday wrote a letter to US Rep. Debbie Dingell claiming that her department “has established itself as a national…Baltimore Sun4mo agoWhole story →JusticeHealthDebbie Dingellmichigan prison deaths investigation
