田纳西州惩教署长辞职 此前死刑执行失败引发风波
田纳西州纳什维尔——10月3日，田纳西州州长比尔·李（Bill Lee）宣布，州惩教署署长弗兰克·斯特拉达（Frank Strada）辞职。此前，该州对死刑犯克里斯塔·派克（Christa Pike）的死刑执行失败，引发广泛争议。据路透社报道，州长接受了斯特拉达的辞呈。
派克是田纳西州死囚中最受关注的囚犯之一，原定的死刑执行因技术与程序问题未能顺利完成。执行失败后，州政府面临来自受害者家属、法律界与民权组织的巨大压力，惩教署的执行程序与人员培训受到质疑。
州长李在声明中表示，田纳西州必须确保司法程序的严谨与人道，惩教署需要新的领导来重建公众信任。斯特拉达自上任以来主导了该州监狱系统的多项改革，但在死刑执行这一关键环节上的失误成为其去职的导火索。
目前，田纳西州已暂停后续死刑执行安排，等待对执行程序的全面审查。州政府表示，将聘请外部专家评估现行流程，并择机任命新的惩教署长。
Tennessee Prison Chief Resigns After Botched Execution
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced on Oct. 3 that Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada has resigned, following the state's botched execution of death-row inmate Christa Pike, Reuters reported. The governor accepted Strada's resignation.
Pike was among the most high-profile inmates on Tennessee's death row. The scheduled execution failed due to technical and procedural problems, exposing the corrections department to intense pressure from victims' families, the legal community and civil rights groups, with its protocols and staff training called into question.
Gov. Lee said in a statement that Tennessee must ensure rigor and humanity in its judicial processes, and that the department needs new leadership to rebuild public trust. Strada had overseen multiple reforms of the state's prison system, but the failure at the critical moment of the execution proved to be the tipping point.
Tennessee has paused further executions pending a full review of its procedures. The state said outside experts will be brought in to evaluate current protocols, and a new commissioner will be named in due course.
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