Tennessee's prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike: governor

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Tennessee prison leader Frank Strada resigning after the failed execution of Christa Pike. The governor ordered an independent review to find out why the execution failed.

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Gov Bill Lee announced that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will leave his position this month.

Strada said stepping down was best while an independent review takes place.

Christa Pike remained unconscious in a hospital after the failed execution.

Pike attorneys said problems with IV lines may have caused the execution drug to enter her body incorrectly.

Pike was sentenced to death after being convicted of killing classmate Colleen Slemmer when Pike was 18.