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Execution Survivor Christa Pike Returns to Prison After Hospital Discharge
Christa Pike survived an attempt to execute her by lethal injection in Tennessee.
The attempt happened on September 30.
She was taken to a hospital unconscious and critically ill, with serious injuries to her arms.
Her lawyers said she was discharged on October 10 and returned to prison.
She will keep receiving medical care there.
A judge ordered state officials to save evidence and records connected to the attempt.
Tennessee’s governor paused executions for the rest of the year while investigators look into Pike’s case and another failed execution attempt.
Pike was sentenced to death for a 1995 murder.
Christa Pike was discharged from a hospital on Saturday, Oct. 10, and returned to a Tennessee prison.
Her lawyers said she will continue receiving medical care at the prison as she recovers.
Pike was taken to hospital unconscious and critically ill after an attempted lethal injection on Sept. 30.
A Tennessee judge ordered officials to preserve execution-chamber evidence and records about Pike’s psychological condition.
Governor Bill Lee suspended executions for the rest of the year while investigators examine Pike’s case and a similar failure involving Tony Carruthers.
- Who
- Christa Pike, her lawyers, Tennessee officials, and Governor Bill Lee.
- What
- Pike was discharged from hospital and returned to prison for continued medical care after surviving a lethal-injection execution attempt.
- Where
- The attempt took place at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution; Pike was hospitalized in Nashville and returned to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center.
- When
- The execution attempt was on September 30; Pike was discharged on Saturday, October 10.
- Why
- She returned to prison after being discharged from hospital, where she had been treated following the failed execution attempt.
Key facts
- Hospital discharge
- Saturday, October 10
- Execution attempt
- September 30; two injections failed to kill Pike, according to Reuters
- Prison
- Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center; another article spells the name Deborah K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center
- Medical condition
- She was taken to hospital unconscious and critically ill, with severe arm injuries
- Evidence preservation
- A judge ordered the state to retain execution-chamber items and records about Pike’s psychological condition
- Execution suspension
- Governor Bill Lee suspended executions for the rest of the year during investigations
- Original conviction
- Pike was sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer
Quotes
One of Christa Pike's lawyers
A lawyer representing Pike, commenting on the judge's order to preserve evidence.
“She is grateful to the first responders and her medical team for their care in these extraordinary circumstances. She is continuing to receive medical care at the prison, and we will continue to track her recovery”
wionews.com
“first of many steps to preserve and enforce her constitutional rights.”
theprint.in
Sources
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