Blackburn calls on Tennessee to 'bring back' electric chair after botched Christa Pike execution
Senator Marsha Blackburn is calling for Tennessee to reinstate the electric chair following a failed lethal injection attempt on death-row inmate Christa Pike. Blackburn described the botched execution as tragic and stated it extended the grief of victims' families.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) on Thursday called on Tennessee to reintroduce the electric chair for executions after death-row prisoner Christa Pike survived two lethal injections the day before. Blackburn, who is the GOP nominee in the Volunteer State's gubernatorial race, called the botched execution “tragic” and said it prolonged the grief process for victims in...
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