Tennessee Prisons Official Resigns After Failed Execution of Christa Pike

A Tennessee prisons official has resigned following the failed execution of Christa Pike.

Pike remains in critical condition after surviving two lethal injections during the execution attempt.

Her lawyers said the failure “goes far beyond the responsibility of any one person,” pointing to concerns about accountability beyond a single official.

The resignation comes with Pike’s condition still critical and her legal team challenging any account of the failure that places responsibility on one individual alone.