The prison commissioner in the southern US state of Tennessee has resigned over the failed execution of convicted murderer Christa Pike, Governor Bill Lee has said.

The lawyers accused Correction Department officials of shrugging off prior warnings that pre-existing medical conditions would make placing IV lines especially difficult.

The head of Tennessee’s prison system is resigning, the first major shake-up since the stunning failed execution of Christa Pike landed her on a ventilator at a hospital.Frank Strada,...

Frank Strada resigned as Tennessee's corrections commissioner after Christa Pike's botched lethal injection left her hospitalized on a ventilator.

The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday.

Christa Pike's attorneys say she remained in a hospital where she was placed on a ventilator and unconscious hours after her failed execution in Tennessee.