Tennessee’s governor has paused all executions after convicted murderer Christa Pike survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital. Officials transferred Pike, 50, to a medical facility alive after her execution failed the evening of Wednesday, September 30, because protocols didn’t allow for further attempts to put her to death, according to the Tennessee Department of Correction. “Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutio...
Christa Pike's Failed Lethal Injections Lead Governor to Pause Executions
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