Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa PikeThe head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscious and on a ventilator at a hospital.Chicago Tribune3d agoWhole story →HealthJusticetennessee execution failure
Mayor Johnson's 911 mental health response teams see uptickMayor Brandon Johnson’s campaign promise of rolling out a non-police mental health response team is at the center of a new media blitz by his administration.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →HealthJusticeBrandon Johnsoncare program expansion
Federal prosecutors charge shop clerk, son with selling kratom thought to be tied to Ole Miss deathFederal prosecutors have charged a store clerk and his son with selling kratom that authorities believe is linked to the death of a University of Mississippi student, prosecutors announced Friday.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →HealthJusticekratom death investigation
