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Tennessee prepares to execute a woman for the 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 its first execution of a woman in roughly 200 years, according to NPR reporting. The case has drawn attention to the state's death penalty practices and the rarity of female executions in the United States, prompting widespread discussion of the history and circumstances of the case.
Why now: The execution would be an extraordinarily rare event, breaking a two-century precedent in Tennessee.
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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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