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The Tennessee prison director resigns after a failed execution

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced on Saturday that the state’s corrections chief had resigned following a failure during the execution of Christa Pike. The condemned woman, who is currently hospitalized in critical condition after surviving two lethal injection attempts on Wednesday evening, is 50 years old.

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Frank Strada, the resigning director, said this decision was "in the interest of Tennessee residents." An independent investigation is underway to determine the reasons behind the failure during the execution attempt.

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