Death‑row inmate Christa Pike, 50, left the hospital on Saturday and was taken back to the Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center, ending a ten‑day stay after two pentobarbital doses failed to kill her on 30 September.
Governor Bill Lee suspended all executions for the rest of 2026 and ordered an independent inquiry after the state's only female death row inmate survived two lethal doses.
The 50‑year‑old inmate survived two pentobarbital doses, was moved to a hospital and now the state has suspended all executions for the rest of 2026 while a review is underway.
