Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Correction leader linked to botched Arizona executions

By: Sam Stockard

Outlets: Tennessee Lookout

Published: May 29, 2026

Words: 1,495

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 4 days ago

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Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada is no stranger to botched executions such as the one in which defense attorneys say death row inmate Tony Carruthers was “tortured.”

Strada served as deputy director of the Arizona Department of Corrections in 2022 when the state ran into problems inserting IVs during three executions there. He’s also responsible for Tennessee’s new execution protocol. After the Arizona foul-ups, Gov. Katie Hobbs, a Democrat, stopped all executions …

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