Tennessee is about to break a 200-year dry spell
State officials are dusting off the record books for a grim milestone.
For two centuries, Tennessee hasn't executed a woman. Now, they're preparing to end that streak this Wednesday. It’s a bizarre return to a tradition that most states long ago left to history textbooks.
The person on death row is one of the youngest to ever face this fate in the state. It’s hard to wrap your head around why this specific case is the one to shatter such a long-standing norm, but the state is moving forward like it’s just another Tuesday.
Executing someone after a two-century gap feels like a choice, not an necessity.
Maybe some history is better off staying buried.
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