Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
The head of Tennessee's prison system will resign after an execution attempt failed. Christa Pike, a death row inmate, survived two lethal injections and is now in critical condition.Key Facts
- Tennessee’s prison chief, Frank Strada, will step down following a failed execution.
- Governor Bill Lee announced the resignation on Saturday.
- Christa Pike was sentenced to death in 1996 for murder.
- Pike survived two doses of lethal injection during the execution attempt.
- She is currently in critical condition at a hospital in Tennessee.
- Pike’s lawyers are trying to change her sentence to avoid the death penalty.
- An investigation into the failed execution is ongoing and considered necessary.
