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Christa Pike's execution fails in Tennessee: team spent 50 minutes searching for a vein, governor suspends executions

The execution team used about 10 needles and spent nearly 50 minutes trying to establish intravenous access before the execution of Christa Pike on September 30, fearing the vein had 'blown.' The injection was administered anyway, the execution was halted, Pike survived and spent 10 days in the hospital. Governor Bill Lee suspended executions pending a review of the procedure.

Sevara Azamova
2 min read
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Executions in the US: Botched Injection in Tennessee and Cancellation of Firing Squad Broadcast Spark New Wave of Debate Over the Death Penalty

A botched execution attempt of Christa Pike in Tennessee and the cancellation of the live broadcast of Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution have returned the death penalty to the center of US public attention. Death Penalty Information Center director Robin Maher said the debate has shifted from execution methods to the very acceptability of capital punishment.

Otabek Yusupov
3 min read