Gov. Bill Lee is again tapping former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton to lead an investigation into Tennessee’s execution protocols.
Tennessee correction commissioner steps down after failed execution
The architect of Tennessee’s new lethal injection protocols is stepping down as leader of the Department of Correction after a second failed execution this year.
Pike’s team says they predicted complications with her execution
Christa Pike’s legal team argued this summer that her health conditions could make her execution painful and difficult.
Tennessee Democrats call on the GOP to fix state executions
Christa Pike’s botched execution has sparked calls to reform the state’s execution protocols.
Blackburn calls to ‘bring back electric chair’ after Tennessee’s second failed execution
U.S. Senator and Tennessee governor hopeful Marsha Blackburn is calling for the state to use the electric chair for executions.
Tennessee’s execution failures need reform, public defender says
The federal public defender’s office in Middle Tennessee is calling for substantial reforms to Tennessee’s lethal injection process.
Gov. Lee halts execution, orders third-party review following Pike’s failed lethal injection
Tennessee’s governor is ordering a comprehensive review of Tennessee’s second botched execution this year.
After failed execution, health workers say Tennessee’s rules flout medical ethics
As another death row inmate’s execution arrives, doctors and nurses in Tennessee say they want medical professionals removed from the execution process.
Tennessee unable to carry out the execution by lethal injection of Christa Gail Pike, witnesses say
Tennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Gail Pike for a 1995 murder on Wednesday, media witnesses said, after the lethal injection was halted for hours as courts considered a last-minute appeal.
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