US Death Penalty Remains Rare, Unevenly Applied as Tennessee Case Reignites Debate
The death penalty has returned to the center of public attention after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee, underscoring both the persistence and the practical limits of capital punishment in the United States. While still legal in a shrinking number of states, executions remain infrequent, geographically concentrated, and increasingly contested in courts and public opinion.
