capital punishment

World Oct 9

Christa Pike Walking and Talking in Hospital After Failed Execution, Lawyer Says

Christa Pike, 50, is up and walking with a "foggy" mental state after Tennessee's failed lethal injection attempt, her attorney told the BBC.

2 min read BBC US

World Oct 9

BBC Polls Washington Crowd on Death Penalty as National Support Holds Near 50-Year Low

The BBC interviewed Americans and international tourists in Washington, D.C., about capital punishment, a debate that persists even as Gallup finds support for the death penalty at its lowest level in decades.

2 min read BBC US

World Oct 2

Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Survives Two-Drug Execution Attempt, Taken to Hospital

Christa Pike, the only woman on Tennessee's death row, was taken to a hospital Thursday after prison officials failed to execute her with a two-drug lethal injection protocol. Her legal team filed an emergency motion to halt the execution mid-procedure.

2 min read BBC US

World Sep 29

Tennessee Set to Execute First Woman in Nearly Two Centuries

Tennessee is scheduled to execute Cyntoia Brown-Long, marking the state's first execution of a woman in roughly 200 years and reigniting debate over juvenile sentencing and trafficking survivors.

2 min read NPR News