Christa Pike is conscious and speaking after Tennessee failed execution, her attorneys say

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is now conscious and speaking at a hospital, according to her attorneys. This development follows a failed execution attempt by the state six days prior. Pike had previously been unconscious and required a ventilator to breathe. Her lawyers confirmed in a recent statement that while she is awake and communicating, she remains handcuffed and shackled during her medical recovery following the state's unsuccessful effort to carry out the death sentence.