YOUTUBE (MS NOW) - TN prison chief RESIGNS after botched execution of Christa Pike
Breaking news: Frank Strada, the Tennessee prison commissioner who oversaw the failed execution of Christa Pike, has resigned.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Tennessee Corrections commissioner resigns days after failed Christa Pike execution
Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada he will resign days after the execution of Christa Pike was botched, the governor said.
NYTIMES (Hurubie Meko) - 2 Rikers Detainees Die as Mamdani Faces Deadline to Shut Troubled Jail
Two men who had been held on Rikers Island died in the past week, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani he would “pursue every avenue” to shut the troubled facility as soon as possible.
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AXIOS (Avery Lotz) - Homan says he sees path to federal "drawdown" in Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan , President Trump's new man on the ground in Minnesota, struck a cooperative tone Thursday and said he sees a path to de-escalation in the Twin Cities. Why it matters: After weeks of unrest in Minnesota, Homan is taking on the mantle of mediator as other Trump administration officials face scrutiny for their roles in the crisis and the president continues to spar with local and state officials. - "I'm not here because the federal government has carried this mission out perfectly," he said at a press conference Thursday morning. Driving the news: Homan said "commonsense cooperation" would facilitate a drawdown of the thousands of immigration officers in the state. - He acknowledged that the Minnesota Department…