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Tennessee set to execute a woman for first time in 200 years
Original: Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years https://www.npr.org/2026/09/29/g-s1-145408/tennessee
Tennessee is preparing to carry out the execution of a woman, which would be the first execution of a female inmate in the state in roughly two centuries. The case is drawing attention to the death penalty in Tennessee and how rarely women face execution in the United States. Details of the inmate's identity, her crime, and any pending appeals have not been included in initial reports.
Why now: The rare execution of a woman in Tennessee is a historic and controversial use of the death penalty
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- Tennessee is set to execute a woman for the first time in 200 years https://www.npr.org/2026/09/29/g-s1-145408/tennessee-woman-execution # News # Crime # Justice · npr_national@robot.villas · 2
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