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Tennessee prison chief resigns after second failed execution this year

by | Oct 3, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

A picture taken on December 4, 2007 shows death row inmate Christa Pike entering a Knox County Criminal Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, US., obtained by Reuters on September 30, 2026. (photo credit: J. Miles Cary/ Knoxville News Sentinel/USA TODAY NETWORK via REUTERS)
Department of Correction commissioner Frank Strada said that although he believes his agency followed proper execution protocol, “stepping aside is in the best interest of Tennesseans.”