Tennessee’s lethal injection protocol does not cover what to do if an inmate survives a second dose of pentobarbital.

The differences between the current protocol and the previous one have become a focus in Christa Pike’s failed execution.

Texas and Tennessee both use pentobarbital for lethal injection. After Christa Pike survived a failed Tennessee execution, experts explain how the states' protocols compare ahead of Texas' next ...

UPDATE: Pike received a last-minute stay of execution from the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ahead of her scheduled execution Wednesday. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Christa Pike, the woman convicted of ...

TN Gov. Bill Lee has halted executions pending investigation of TDOC's failure to execute Christa Pike. But he says TDOC followed protocol "exactly." ...

In 2022, Tennessee ordered an investigation into its capital punishment, then the state failed to fully follow the advice ...

On paper, Tennessee's death penalty protocol looks neat. But experts say the drug used in lethal injection risks severe pain and a feeling of drowning.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Christa Pike's failed execution on Wednesday marked the second time in less than five months that the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) were unable to carry out a ...

Tennessee Department of Correction commissioner resigned Saturday, as the state investigates the failed lethal injection of convicted murderer Christa Pike.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Christa Pike, the woman convicted of brutally killing 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville in 1995, ...