The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

Tennessee Department of Correction commissioner resigned Saturday, as the state investigates the failed lethal injection of ...

In their most recent statement, attorneys said Pike, who survived two lethal injections, has begun walking and eating again.

In 2022, Tennessee ordered an investigation into its capital punishment, then the state failed to fully follow the advice ...

TN Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions pending investigation of TDOC's failure to execute Christa Pike. But he says TDOC ...

Christa Pike's botched execution in Tennessee was not the first to go wrong on Frank Strada's watch. Before he took charge of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Christa Pike, the woman convicted of brutally killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in ...

The resignation of Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada and an investigation into the failed execution of ...

There is no single nationwide protocol for carrying out an execution. States establish their own procedures within the requirements of state and federal law. Depending on the state, those methods can ...

Federal public defender official Kit Thomas alleged the Tennessee Department of Correction disregarded established safety ...

Tennessee’s failure to put Christa Pike to death is the latest blunder by a state that has pushed ahead with executions after several years of troubles.