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State of Georgia Executes Female Death Row Inmate After Appeals Denied

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.

Georgia's Only Female Convict Execution Delayed Due To Storm Warning

Marlon Espina |

Feb 26, 2015 11:34 PM EST

Georgia's only female death-row convict execution, which was scheduled on Wednesday at 7:00 in the afternoon at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification State Prison in Jackson has been postponed due to winter storm warning.