Tennessee botches execution of Christa Pike in breakdown of law
Tennessee botched the execution of Christa Pike with seven needle insertions, showing that a state unable to follow procedure forfeits its legal authority.
By Adele Rutherford ·
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State-sanctioned torture leaves Christa Pike on a ventilator
Tennessee's botched lethal injection of Christa Pike exposes the grotesque cruelty of capital punishment and demands the total abolition of the state's death penalty.
By Maya Ellison ·
Tennessee cannot retry Christa Pike after a botched execution
Christa Pike survived a botched execution in Tennessee, forcing the state to confront whether repeating a failed lethal injection violates the Eighth Amendment.
By Adele Rutherford ·