Christa Pike, who survived an attempted lethal injection execution in Tennessee, has been discharged from the hospital and returned to the Deborah K Johnson Rehabilitation Center, the women’s prison where she has been held for three decades, according to her attorneys. Pike, 50, has been receiving ongoing medical care at the prison following the unprecedented failed execution.

The attempt to execute Pike took place on September 30. She was sentenced to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing of her classmate, Colleen Slemmer. The state administered two doses of pentobarbital in the lethal injection procedure, but Pike survived both, making her the first person known to endure lethal injection drugs during an execution, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

While in the hospital, Pike regained consciousness and began speaking, though she reportedly retained no memory of the execution attempt. Her legal representatives described her as "angry and confused" about the events surrounding the incident.

Pike's attorneys expressed gratitude toward the first responders and medical personnel who provided care throughout the emergency. They stated that she continues to receive medical attention within the prison and that her recovery will be closely monitored.

The unsuccessful execution has raised significant legal and procedural questions for Tennessee’s capital punishment system, though officials have not yet announced next steps regarding Pike’s sentence.