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Tennessee halts execution after two failed lethal injections
Original: pentobarbital
Tennessee stopped the execution of an inmate after two attempts at lethal injection failed, with reports describing the process as chaotic. The state uses pentobarbital in executions, and the mishap is renewing scrutiny of lethal injection protocols and the reliability of drugs used in US executions.
Why now: The failed double execution attempt in Tennessee has revived debate over lethal injection drugs like pentobarbital.
TennesseepentobarbitalNBC News
Evidence
- What went wrong with the Christa Pike execution attempt in Tennessee? · WUSA9
- The “Satanic Panic” Made Her a True-Crime Obsession. The Truth Is More Haunting. · The Intercept
- Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike receiving medical care after failed execution · Tennessee Lookout
- Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection · NPR
- Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt · Nashville Banner
- ‘It was a mess’: Tennessee fails to execute inmate after 2 lethal injections · NBC News
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