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The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?

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CloseThere is a renewed debate about the death penalty after Christa Pike survived two execution attempts in Tennessee.

So how widely used is the death penalty in the US?

BBC Verify's Jake Horton has looked into the facts and figures.

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