Frank Strada, director of the prison system in the U.S. state of Tennessee, will step down following the failed execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike. Governor Bill Lee announced his departure on Saturday. Strada is due to leave the office later this month. ta3.com ↗
Pike survived the lethal injection carried out on Wednesday. After two administrations of lethal drugs, she remained alive and, according to available information, was still in critical condition as of Friday. The execution therefore did not proceed as planned. Le Figaro ↗
Christa Pike was convicted of a murder committed when she was 18 years old. The case has raised questions about the readiness and functioning of prison authorities in Tennessee. Strada faces growing pressure after, according to lawyers, at least four other problematic executions occurred during his tenure. The Guardian ↗
Governor Lee provided no further details about the replacement for the prison chief or about the investigation into the execution failure. It is also unclear what specific measures the state will take to prevent a similar incident from happening again.
The case will likely remain a subject of legal and political debate over the use of the death penalty in Tennessee. Further developments may affect Pike's condition as well as the results of the review of the prison authorities' conduct.
Tennessee prison chief to resign after failed execution of Pike
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Popravu neprežila podľa plánu, teraz padá prvá hlava. Šéf väzníc v Tennessee po prípade Pikeovej odstúpi
ta3.com
| 18:30 03.10.
États-Unis : le chef de l'administration pénitentiaire du Tennessee démissionne après l'exécution ratée de Christa Pike
Le Figaro
| 18:29 03.10.
Gescheiterter Hinrichtung in Tennessee: Gefängnischef tritt ab
ORF
| 18:28 03.10.
Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
BBC News
| 18:18 03.10.
Lemondott Tennessee börtönügyi vezetője Christa Pike meghiúsult kivégzése után
Telex
| 18:17 03.10.
Todesstrafe: Gefängnischef tritt nach gescheiterter Hinrichtung zurück
Tagesspiegel
| 18:04 03.10.
Christa Pike: Gescheiterte Hinrichtung - Chef von Gefängnisbehörde tritt zurück
Spiegel.de
| 17:35 03.10.
Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say
The Guardian
| 12:00 03.10.
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