Tennessee execution survivor critically ill; prison chief resigns

· Politics · United States

Christa Pike remains critically ill and on a ventilator after surviving two lethal injections, her lawyer said, as Tennessee's prison chief resigned over the failed execution.

Why it matters：The failed execution has renewed scrutiny of capital punishment procedures in the US and prompted calls to commute Pike's sentence.

Key points

  • Pike survived two lethal injections.
  • Doctors are trying to clear two doses of pentobarbital from her body.
  • Her lawyer urged the governor to commute her sentence to life in prison.

Sources (original reporting)

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