{
  "id": 11661958,
  "title": "Prison chief in Christa Pike case oversaw five ‘botched’ executions, lawyers say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/prison-chief-in-christa-pike-case-oversaw-five-botched-executions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T10:00:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/03/christa-pike-frank-strada-botched-executions"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Frank Strada facing mounting questions after Pike survives injection with lethal drugs in Tennessee Tennessee’s prison chief is under fire for the failed execution of Christa Pike, which lawyers say was the fifth “botched” execution under his leadership across two states since 2022. Frank Strada, the commissioner of the Tennessee department of correction, has faced mounting questions about the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}