Tennessee is about to execute its first woman since 1819. Her case raises troubling questions | Austin Sarat

Christa Pike’s planned execution is emblematic of America’s broken death penalty system On 30 September, the state of Tennessee plans to put Christa Pike to death. She would be the third person brought to the death chamber in the Volunteer state this year, one of which was…

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