Newly released 911 calls reveal chaotic response to save Christa Pike

Calls between emergency dispatchers and prison officials about whether convicted murderer Christa Pike needed life-saving care raise new questions. Why did it take nearly half an hour to confirm a prisoner needed help?

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Newly released 911 recordings reveal the confusion that unfolded after prison staff realized convicted murderer Christa Pike had survived two doses of a lethal injection administered in a Tennessee prison.

DW speaks to Austin Sarat, Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College, author of the upcoming book “Life After Death: What Happens When Someone Survives an Execution?”

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