Christa Pike's Lawyer Says She's Awake, Speaking After Failed Execution

Christa Pike, the Tennessee inmate who survived last week's failed execution attempt, is awake and speaking in a hospital as she continues to receive critical medical care, according to her attorneys. In a statement Tuesday, Pike's legal team said her recovery has been "medically unprecedented" after she survived two doses of pentobarbital during the state's effort to carry out her death sentence, though her long-term prognosis remains uncertain. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed," attorneys for Pike said in a statement.

"Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery.”