Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike released from hospital, returned to prison

(This Oct 10 story has been repeated with no changes to the text.) Oct 10 (Reuters) - Death row inmate Christa Pike was ...

What comes next after Gary Sutton's execution reprieve in Tennessee

Bill Lee has granted a reprieve of execution to Gary Wayne Sutton until at least Oct. 7. But what comes next is unsettled.

Tennessee's botched execution prompts lawyer to renew KY death penalty challenges in court

An attorney asked that two previous claims in Kentucky's death penalty litigation be re-added in the wake of Christa Pike's ...

Tennessee’s outgoing prison chief had a history of execution missteps before Christa Pike, officials say

Before the botched execution of Christa Pike, Frank Strada reportedly had a history of overseeing execution missteps in two ...
CBS News

Christa Pike released from hospital, back in prison following botched execution in Tennessee, lawyers say

Christa Pike, the woman whose execution by lethal injection was botched last month in Tennessee, has been released from ...
The Tennessean

Christa Pike's failed execution is Tennessee's second unsuccessful execution of 2026

The scheduled execution of Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was unsuccessful. Governor Bill Lee has paused executions and ordered a review of the state's lethal injection ...
Opinion

Legislative Update: Tennessee must get this right—for victims and for justice

R-Hohenwald, addresses the failed execution of Christa Pike and Tennessee's need to examine how it might have gone wrong.
Jurist

What Does the Constitution Owe a Prisoner When an Execution Goes Wrong?

Surviving an execution does not cancel a death sentence. A 1947 Supreme Court ruling allowed a second attempt, and today’s ...