Tennessee prison chief who oversaw botched execution resigns: governor
Execution mishap prompts Tennessee prison chief to step down this month
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Undated photo provided by the Tennessee Department of Correction shows Christa Pike, who survived two lethal injections.
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The prison commissioner in the US state of Tennessee has resigned over the botched execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee said Saturday.
Lee said in a statement that commissioner Frank Strada will leave his post this month, following the failed execution of Pike on Wednesday.
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