Christa Pike out of hospital and back in prison after botched execution attempt
Pike’s lawyers said she is back in same prison she’s lived in for last 30 years and will continue to receive medical careChrista Pike has been discharged from the hospital after surviving Tennessee’s botched 30 September attempt to execute her by lethal…
‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnation
Pentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast liveUS politics live – latest updatesThe US is facing worldwide condemnation over a “barbaric” plan to execute a disabled man by firing squad and…
Judge orders officials to preserve all evidence tied to Christa Pike’s botched execution
Judge tells Tennessee officials all items in execution room must be saved as Pike remains restrained in hospital bedA judge ordered Tennessee officials on Wednesday to preserve all evidence related to the botched execution attempt on convicted murderer…
‘Sadness, cynicism and deep disappointment’: the Cornell gang-rape case and the failure of #MeToo
As the university and local police defend their treatment of the alleged perpetrators, women decry a familiar storyStudent safety advocates in the US call the start of the fall semester at universities “the red zone”. Fraternities, sororities and…
The Guardian view on the death penalty: Christa Pike’s execution was botched, but cruelty is inherent | Editorial
Three-quarters of nations have rightly abolished capital punishment in law or practice, but killing by the state has surged in the USWhat is the kindest way to kill? That’s the question being asked once more following Tennessee’s failed attempts to…
Tennessee woman ‘snoring’ and still alive as execution halted, witnesses say
Christa Pike, sentenced to death over 1995 murder, was heard snoring 40 minutes after lethal doses administered, witnesses saidTennessee officials were unable to carry out the execution of Christa Pike, media witnesses said Wednesday, despite her being…