Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced that the state’s prison chief will resign following the failed execution of Christa Pike.
Pike survived two lethal injections on Wednesday, an outcome that has drawn national attention to the state’s death‑penalty procedures.
She is currently in critical condition in a hospital after the botched execution attempt.
In a statement, Governor Lee said the prison chief’s resignation is a direct response to the incident and the concerns it has raised about the execution process.
The event has sparked renewed scrutiny of Tennessee’s use of lethal injection and the protocols surrounding capital punishment.
<small>Source: BBC News — read the original story there.</small>
