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Tennessee halts scheduled executions after inmate survives lethal injection

Washington Post Politics·October 1, 2026·1 min read

Tennessee halted scheduled executions after inmate Christa Pike, convicted in a brutal 1995 killing, survived a lethal injection attempt. Her lawyers said she continued breathing after receiving two doses of the drugs. The state has paused further executions pending review of the incident.

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