Why Do Half Of Tennessee's Death Row Inmates Come From Shelby County?

Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Tennessean
Mon, 12/09/2019 - 9:00pm

Less than 14% of Tennessee's population lives in Shelby County, but 47% of inmates on death row come from the county.

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