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State of Georgia Executes Female Death Row Inmate After Appeals Denied

Benjie Batanes   |

Sep 30, 2015 07:22 AM EDT

A female death row inmate has been put to death on Wednesday in the state of Georgia despite legal appeals and numerous pleadings for mercy from anti-death penalty advocates, the convict's children and even Pope Francis. The last time that a female prisoner was executed in Georgia was seven decades ago.