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Tennessee prisons official resigns after Christa Pike’s failed US execution
Tennessee prisons official Frank Strada will step down after Christa Pike’s failed execution in the United States. The state’s governor said an independent review is examining what went wrong.
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Frank Strada will step down as an official with Tennessee’s prisons agency after Christa Pike’s failed execution in the United States.
The state’s governor announced the resignation. The governor said an independent review will examine what went wrong.
The state did not provide further details about the execution, the cause of the failure or the review’s timetable.
What we know
- Frank Strada will leave his post after Christa Pike’s failed execution.
- Tennessee’s governor said an independent review will investigate the incident.
- The state gave no details on the failure’s cause or the review timetable.
What is being verified
- The newsroom is checking the report that frank Strada will leave his post after Christa Pike’s failed execution.
- Reporting from Al Jazeera English is being compared; a second independent confirmation is not yet available.
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