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Christa Pike Execution Fails; Tennessee Prisons Chief Quits
Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike, who survived two lethal doses, has reignited the death penalty debate and forced the prison chief to resign.
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Tennessee's botched execution of Christa Pike, who survived two lethal doses, has reignited the death penalty debate and forced the prison chief to resign.
Tennessee paused all 2026 executions after Christa Pike survived two lethal injections, prompting a third-party review of the state's protocol.
After Tony Carruthers' failed lethal injection, Tennessee doctors and nurses demand health workers be removed from executions.