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 Tribune2d agoWhole story →HealthJusticetennessee execution failure
Gang leader giving life sentence in federal courtOn Tuesday, more than three years after he was convicted of racketeering conspiracy, Romeo Blackman stood in a federal courtroom to hear a sentence he already knew was coming: life in prison without parole.Chicago Tribune6d agoWhole story →Justicefederal sentencing
