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Christa Pike’s failed execution reveals holes in Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. Here’s why prison staff couldn’t have been prepared

Christa Pike’s failed execution reveals holes in Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. Here’s why prison staff couldn’t have been prepared
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What This Story Is About The failed execution of Christa Pike has revealed gaps in Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol. Why It Matters A copy of the state’s 2025 protocol only gives directions for two doses of pentobarbital. But Pike did not die after the second dose, and the document shows the...

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