Tennessee's Death Penalty Team Under Scrutiny After Christa Pike's Botched Execution

ennessee has a competence problem on its hands. After the state's attempt to execute Christa Pike went disastrously wrong Wednesday night, attention should now turn to the people and procedures responsible for carrying it out. This isn't complicated. The state knew the execution date. It controlled the drugs, equipment, personnel, and death chamber. It had an established protocol and months to prepare for one of the highest-profile executions Tennessee has carried out in decades. And Pike was still alive after the state tried to kill her. As of this report, Pike was sent to the hospital after the failed attempted...