Who Is Frank Strada? Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Pike Execution
The resignation comes three days after the state attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. Pike survived the September 30 procedure after receiving two doses of pentobarbital. Her attorneys said in a Friday court filing that she was unconscious, intubated and using a ventilator to breathe while doctors worked to remove the drug from her system.
- ▪The resignation comes three days after the state attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
- ▪Pike survived the September 30 procedure after receiving two doses of pentobarbital.
- ▪Her attorneys said in a Friday court filing that she was unconscious, intubated and using a ventilator to breathe while doctors worked to remove the drug from her system.
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By Jennifer Radcliffe0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Frank Strada, the head of Tennessee’s prison system, resigned Saturday following the failed execution of Christa Pike, focusing new scrutiny on his leadership in Tennessee and his previous role during three problem-plagued executions in Arizona.Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that Strada, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Correction, would leave office this month. The resignation comes three days after the state attempted to execute Pike by lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
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