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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says - CNN

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Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike, governor says CNN Tennessee Commissioner Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike The New York Times Christa Pike's botched execution fuels questions over whether lethal injection is the 'more humane' way to put people to death Yahoo Christa Pike unconscious, burned and intubated, court filing shows The Tennessean Pike’s botched execution renews death penalty scrutiny thehill.com

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