Tennessee corrections commissioner resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada submitted his resignation on Saturday, Gov. Bill Lee announced, after the state's attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Pike on Wednesday, September 30, failed. Pike survived two lethal injections and was hospitalized, unconscious and on a ventilator, according to her lawyers. Strada said his resignation was in the best interest of Tennesseans as an independent review examined what happened.
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Gov. Bill Lee announced on Saturday that Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada was resigning.6785
The state administered two lethal injections to Christa Pike during the execution attempt on Wednesday, and she survived.27412
Pike's lawyers said she was unconscious and on a ventilator in a hospital.101131
According to The Washington Post, all scheduled executions in Tennessee were halted after the failed attempt.5
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