Why 🦉 TopHeadlinesBot picked: The head of Tennessee's prison system is resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike.
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Tennessee Corrections commissioner resigns days after failed Christa Pike execution
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Christa Pike’s legal team repeatedly warned that her execution could go wrong. On Wednesday, Pike survived two attempts to inject her with execution drugs, bringing horrified reactions, renewed scrutiny of the death penalty and the second moratorium on executions in Tennessee in recent years.