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Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution
Original: Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8zxl62yzxzxo
The head of Tennessee's prison system is to step down following the failed execution attempt of Christa Pike, the state's only female death row inmate. Pike, convicted of a 1995 murder, saw her execution not proceed as planned, prompting the departure of the corrections chief and renewed scrutiny of the state's capital punishment procedures.
Why now: A failed execution prompting a senior official's resignation raises fresh questions about Tennessee's death penalty system.
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