Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month. #DeathPenalty #ChristaPike #BotchedExecution

Pike's lawyers say she is "grateful" to the medical team who cared for her after she survived two lethal injections last month. #DeathPenalty #ChristaPike #BotchedExecution

While there should be a thorough review of what happened and why the process failed, the answer is simple: bring back the electric chair and deliver justice for these victims swiftly. #ChristaPike #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution
When the procedure began, Pike was invited to give any final words, to which she responded that she felt at peace. #ChristaPike #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution
Death row inmate Christa Pike has returned to prison after surviving a botched lethal injection in Tennessee, where she received two doses of pentobarbital during an execution attempt. #ChristaPike #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution

Christa Pike, a Death Row inmate, has taken her first assisted steps a week after surviving a botched execution attempt in Tennessee, raising concerns about her physical and mental recovery, as well as questions surrounding her legal future. #ChristaPike #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution

As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution #ChristaPike

As of Thursday night, Pike remained critically ill and is being treated at a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. #DeathPenalty #ChristaPike #BotchedExecution

Texas reporter Michael Graczyk has seen botched executions in his time, but not one in which an inmate survived. #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecutions #LethalInjection

Pike was 18 when she and her boyfriend beat and killed Colleen Slemmer, 19, at a job training camp for young people. #DeathPenalty #BotchedExecution #CriminalJustice