Youth
When Christa Pike received her sentence on March 30, 1996, she became the youngest woman sentenced to death in the United States in the...
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Trauma
Christa Pike was the victim of severe, repeated physical and sexual abuse, violence, and neglect that began when Christa was very young....
Severe Mental Illness
In addition to being born with organic brain damage, Christa suffers from bipolar disorder and severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder....
The Case
Christa’s state appointed lawyers failed to present any mitigating evidence of her history of sexual violence and abuse to the jury, and...
Conditions of Imprisonment
Christa has been held in solitary confinement for 24 years as of January 2021, which is exacerbating her underlying mental health issues....
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