Tennessee prison chief had execution problems before Christa Pike, officials say
05-10-2026 10:00 via cnn.com

Tennessee prison chief had execution problems before Christa Pike, officials say

Christa Gail Pike, on death row for a slaying, appears in court on April 12, 2012, to fight a conviction in a 2001 attack on an inmate. - Dipti Vaidya/USA Today Network/Imagn Images/Reuters
Before the botched execution of Christa Pike, Frank Strada reportedly had a history of overseeing execution missteps in two states.
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Saturday announced Correction Commissioner Strada would step down later this month following the backlash after the attempted execution left Pike on a
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