Reposted by Jody Barnwell Smith
Gov. Bill Lee hired Frank Strada to run Tennessee's Department of Correction after Strada oversaw three problematic executions in Arizona. Saturday morning, after the botched execution of Christa Pike on Wednesday -- the second such execution since May -- Lee announced Strada is out.
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After botched execution of Christa Pike, Tennessee Corrections chief steps down • Tennessee Lookout
Tennessee Department of Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada will step down, Gov. Bill Lee announced Saturday — three days after a botched execution attempt left Christa Pike on a ventilator in criti...