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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Frank Strada resigns as lethal injection proves state torture
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 ·
Frank Strada and the cruel machinery of botched executions
Tennessee corrections chief Frank Strada oversaw five botched executions, leaving Christa Pike on a ventilator after a failed lethal injection exposed state-sponsored torture.
By Maya Ellison ·