Tennessee’s prisons chief is resigning after failed execution of Christa Pike
In a file photo from Dec. 11, 2025, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada speaks to the media after the execution of Harold Wayne Nichols. (George Walker IV/AP)
Gov. Bill Lee said that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada will step down this month.
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