Tennessee prison chief steps down after Christa Pike’s failed execution

​The head of a prison system in the US is stepping down after a failed lethal injection left death row inmate Christa Pike critically ill.

​Tennessee’s Correction Commissioner Frank Strada says he is resigning this month as an independent review examines the failed lethal injection.

​Ms Pike was left unconscious and on a ventilator after Wednesday’s execution attempt, the state’s second failed execution this year.

​State Governor Bill Lee has now halted executions for the rest of 2026.