After Tennessee botched the execution of Christa Pike, the state must commute her sentence because a government that cannot safely administer its own laws forfeits the right to try again.
By Adele Rutherford ·
After Tennessee's failed execution of Christa Pike left her unconscious, the state's suspension of executions and commissioner's resignation expose a profound breakdown in legal procedure.
By Adele Rutherford ·
Frank Strada steps down after Christa Pike survives two pentobarbital doses, proving that Tennessee's lethal injection protocol is a cover story for medical malpractice.
By Josie Calloway ·