Tennessee Prisons Chief Resigns After Reported Failed Execution

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Saturday that the head of the state’s prison department had resigned following a reported failed execution attempt.

The announcement came after prisoner Christa Pike reportedly survived two lethal injections intended to carry out her death sentence.

The resignation places the leadership of Tennessee’s prison system at the center of the fallout. The circumstances surrounding the reported injections and Pike’s condition were not detailed in the information provided.

No further details were supplied about the departing prison chief, a replacement or any investigation into the reported execution attempt.