Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee Correction commissioner resigns days after botched Christa Pike execution

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada he will resign days after the execution of Christa Pike was botched, the governor said.

Death row killer Christa Pike ‘wanted money for her last meal spent on pizza for the homeless’ before botched execution

DEATH row killer Christa Pike reportedly asked that money allocated for her last meal be spent on food for the homeless. Before two lethal injections failed to execute her, Pike turned down...

Death row killer Christa Pike ‘wanted money for her last meal spent on pizza for the homeless’ before botched execution

DEATH row killer Christa Pike reportedly asked that money allocated for her last meal be spent on food for the homeless. Before two lethal injections failed to execute her, Pike turned down...

Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched execution resigns: governor

The prison commissioner in the southern US state of Tennessee has resigned over the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee said on Saturday. Lee said in a s...

Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee’s Department of Correction Commissioner is stepping down following the failed execution of Christa Pike, where execution drugs left her unconscious in a hospital. A review is unde...

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike's stunning failed execution left her unconscious and...

Tennessee’s prisons chief resigning after failed execution

It was the second time since May that Tennessee has not been able to execute a prisoner.

Tennessee’s prisons chief resigning after failed execution

It was the second time since May that Tennessee has not been able to execute a prisoner.

Tennessee’s prisons chief resigning after failed execution

It was the second time since May that Tennessee has not been able to execute a prisoner.

Tennessee’s prisons chief resigning after failed execution

It was the second time since May that Tennessee has not been able to execute a prisoner.

Tennessee’s prisons chief resigning after failed execution

It was the second time since May that Tennessee has not been able to execute a prisoner.

Tennessee corrections chief resigns after botched execution of Christa Pike

Christa Pike survived two doses of lethal drugs during a failed execution attempt and remains in hospital fighting for her life after Tennessee's prison chief Frank Strada resigned over the...

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee's prison chief submits his resignation days after the failed execution of Christa Pike

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced that the commissioner of the state's department of corrections offered his resignation and will step down from his role this month.

Tennessee’s prison chief resigns after failed Christa Pike execution, Bill Lee says

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R-TN) announced Saturday that Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada is stepping down following the state’s failed attempt to execute death row inmate Christa Pike....

Christa Pike donated her last meal to homeless before botched execution

Christa Pike’s defense team warned a judge that a lethal injection was a bad idea due to her small veins and blood disorder

Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The announcement was made Saturday by Gov. Bill Lee, who calls the circumstances a “difficult...

Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution

Pike's lawyers said the failure "goes far beyond any one person". Pike is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections.

Tennessee prisons official resigns after Christa Pike’s failed US execution

The state's governor said Frank Strada would step down as an independent review examines what went wrong.

Tennessee corrections commissioner to resign after botched Christa Pike execution

The head of Tennessee’s corrections department will step down following the state’s botched execution of death row inmate Christa Pike this week. Tennessee Department of Correction Commissi...

Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns

The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal i...

New: Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution of Pike

US prison chief resigns after failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike

Pike was left gravely ill from the state’s failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection.

Tennessee’s top prison official resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada leaving position as state launches independent investigation into what went wrong Tennessee’s top prison official is stepping down in the aftermath of the failed execution of d...

Tennessee Prisons Chief Frank Strada Out Following Disastrous Failed Execution of Convicted Murderer Christa Pike

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has officially resigned following a colossal bureaucratic failure that left convicted killer Christa Pike alive after two separa...

Tennessee’s Prison Chief Resigns After Failed Execution

Attorneys for convicted murderer Christa Gail Pike filed an emergency motion to preserve relevant evidence on Oct. 2.

Prison chief to resign as probe launched into Christa Pike botched execution scandal

Tennessee's head of prisons is to resign over the failed execution of Christa Pike.

Tennessee prisons chief resigning after botched execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Governor Bill Lee announced on Saturday, the first major staff shake-up since Christa Pike’s stunning failed execution left her unconscio...

TDOC Commissioner Frank Strada to step down in October, just days after failed Christa Pike execution

Gov. Bill Lee announced that Frank Strada offered his resignation and will step down from his role this month.

Tennessee prison chief who oversaw Christina Pike's failed execution resigns

Pike, 50, survived two injections of the normally lethal substance pentobarbital.

Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator...

‘Troubled Record’: TN Prison Chief Resigns After Botched Execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada, the prison chief who oversaw the botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee, resigned Saturday amid reports he has been involved in others. The post ‘Troubled Record’: TN...

Tennessee's prisons chief resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, the governor announced Saturday.

After botched execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee correction chief steps down

Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday — three days after a botched execution attempt left Christa Pike on a ventilato...

Tennessee prison system head to resign after failed Christa Pike execution

Christa Pike remains alive but unconscious and intubated after her failed execution on Wednesday, her lawyers said.

Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Kept Alive With Ventilator After Botched Execution as Hospital Staff Tries to 'Save' Her

More than two days after her botched execution, convicted murderer Christa Pike was alive in a Tennessee hospital. Pike, 50, was to have been executed Wednesday night in connection with […]...

Christa Pike’s botched execution was not an isolated incident

Lethal injection is a cruel procedure. If it's going to be done, doctors should be allowed to administer it

Tennessee prison chief resigns after Christa Pike execution failure

The head of Tennessee's prison system is stepping down after Christa Pike's execution failed, leaving her hospitalized and sparking an independent investigation.

Tennessee Prison Commissioner resigns after failed execution of Christa Pike

Frank Strada, the head of Tennessee's prison system, turned in his resignation days after overseeing the failed execution of death row inmate Christa Pike.

Governor says Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike

The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.

Tennessee Corrections Chief Plans Resignation After Failed Execution

Tennessee Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada will resign this month after Christa Pike survived two lethal-injection doses and was hospitalized in critical condition. Gov. Bill Lee has o...