Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada is set to resign following the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike. Governor Bill Lee announced the leadership change on Saturday, citing the need for accountability after the incident. Pike survived two lethal injections and remains in critical condition while her legal team seeks a commutation of her sentence.
- ▪Frank Strada, the head of the Tennessee Department of Correction, announced his resignation after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
- ▪Governor Bill Lee confirmed the change in prison leadership on Saturday.
- ▪Christa Pike, who was sentenced to death in 1996 for murder, survived two lethal injections.
- ▪Pike is currently in critical condition at a Tennessee hospital as her lawyers work to commute her sentence.
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Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor saysImage source, Tennessee Department of CorrectionsBySakshi VenkatramanPublished5 minutes agoThe head of prisons in the US state of Tennessee is set to resign after the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday. Governor Bill Lee announced the change on Saturday, according to the BBC's US partner CBS News.Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada said in a statement to CBS that his stepping down is "in the best interests" of the state, and called the ongoing investigation into the incident "entirely appropriate and necessary".Pike, who was sentenced to death in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer, survived two lethal injections and is now in critical condition at a…
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