Tennessee death-row inmate who survived a lethal-injection attempt on Sept. 30
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James Pavatt and John Allen Rubio were put to death Thursday, hours apart. The U.S. is on a pace not seen in years, even after Tennessee's failed execution in September.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday commuted every death sentence in California, the nation's largest death row, converting them to life without the possibility of parole. The move blocks any future executions under later governors and reopens the national fight over capital punishment.
A court document says Tennessee's execution team failed repeatedly to set working IV lines in Christa Pike's arms and warned that her veins may have 'blown.' The state's lethal injection process is under fresh scrutiny.
