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Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched Christa Pike execution resigns
The head of Tennessee's prison system has resigned in the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike, who is in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who previously denied Pike clemency, has halted further executions thro
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Both outlets center the failed Tennessee execution and the way it has renewed scrutiny of the death penalty. The Hill frames the story around states’ execution protocols and the legal recourse when they go wrong, while The Guardian US uses an editorial to argue that botched execution still points to capital punishment’s inherent cruelty.
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