Capital Punishment
Lisa Montgomery's Attorney Slams 'Craven Bloodlust' of 'Failed' Trump Admin
Montgomery, 52, was executed by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, in the early hours of January 13.
Lisa Montgomery Is Executed After U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Delay Ruling
Lisa Montgomery, 52, died after receiving the lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana shortly after the Supreme Court ruled the execution could go forward.
Why Lisa Montgomery Was Granted a Stay of Execution
Montgomery's scheduled execution on January 12 would have been the U.S. government's first execution of a woman in almost 70 years.
Who Is Dustin Higgs? Attorneys Fight to Stop Execution of Inmate With COVID
Dustin John Higgs, 48, is the last of the federal inmates scheduled for execution before Joe Biden is inaugurated.
U.S. Death Sentences Hit Record Lows Amid Federal Executions Surge—Report
The U.S. government carried out more executions than all 50 U.S. states combined for the first time in the nation's history in 2020, according to the Death Penalty Information Center's year-end report.
Will Trump's DOJ Be the Last To Carry Out Federal Executions?
As much as we may understand the desire to avoid the taking of any life, the Trump DOJ's efforts to seek the death penalty in certain cases was both moral and legally correct.
Why Was Alfred Bourgeois Given the Death Penalty? Execution Set for Friday
Bourgeois, 55, was convicted of capital murder in 2004 for the 2002 death of his daughter at the Naval Air Station-Corpus Christi in Texas.
Alfred Bourgeois Execution Comes Less Than 24 Hours After Brandon Bernard
The 56-year-old has spent the last 17 years on death row after murdering his two-year-old daughter, JG, in Texas in 2002.
These Are The Inmates Executed During the Trump Administration So Far
Eight inmates have been put to death since the U.S. government resumed federal executions in July. Five more are scheduled to take place before Trump leaves office.
Trump Made Firing Squad, Poison Gas Executions Possible—Will They Happen?
President Donald Trump's administration pushed through a "midnight regulation" to allow federal executions to be carried out by methods other than lethal injection.
Brandon Bernard to Be Executed, Jurors Urge Trump to Commute Sentence
Bernard was 18 when he was convicted over the 1999 kidnapping and murder of youth ministers Todd and Stacie Bagley at Fort Hood in Texas.
My Sister Took a Life. Her Own Was Scarred By Unimaginable Abuse. Spare Her
Lisa was born with brain damage. As children, both of us were raped, repeatedly. I was rescued; she went on to a lifetime of mental illness, beatings and torture. Now she's on federal death row.
ACLU Files Lawsuit to End Lisa Montgomery's 'Torturous' Jail Conditions
Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is scheduled to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 8.
Lisa Montgomery's Lawyers Have COVID, Argue Barr 'Recklessly' Set Execution
Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is set to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 8.
Trump Admin Set to Execute 10 Federal Inmates in 2020
The U.S. government has already carried out seven federal executions this year, with three more scheduled.
Trump Urged by Over 1,000 Advocates to Stop Execution of Lisa Montgomery
Montgomery, 52, is set to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on December 8 after she was convicted of killing a pregnant woman and cutting the baby from her womb.
U.S. Schedules Execution Of Woman Who Killed Pregnant Woman, Cut Baby Out
Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is set to die by lethal injection at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on December 8, the Department of Justice said.
Black Man Convicted by All-White Jury Set to Be Executed
Orlando Hall's execution is scheduled for November 19 at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, the Department of Justice said.
Inmate Felt 'Excruciating Pain' And Sensation Of Drowning During Execution
Wesley Purkey experienced the sensation of drowning while he was conscious but paralyzed after being injected with pentobarbital, new court filings have alleged.
Navajo Nation Urges Trump to Commute Sentence of Native American Inmate
Lezmond Mitchell is set to be executed on August 26 for the 2001 slayings of a 63-year-old Navajo woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter.
U.S. Set to Execute Only Native American on Federal Death Row
Lezmond Mitchell, 37, a Navajo, is scheduled to be put to death on August 26 at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Life Without Parole Is No Substitute for Capital Punishment
For the worst of the worst of the worst, there is only one just punishment.
Rushed Federal Executions Show Contempt, Not Respect, For the Rule of Law
The government raced to conduct executions in cases in which it knew litigation was pending on numerous critical issues, leaving the courts with insufficient time.
Tennessee Death Row Inmate Seeks DNA Testing, Says It Will Prove Innocence
Pervis Payne is set to be executed on December 3 for the 1987 slaying of 28-year-old Charisse Christopher and her toddler daughter.
Justice Returns
The nation's most prominent retributivist advocate for the death penalty weighs in on the resumption of federal executions.
U.S. Executes Wesley Purkey, Who Calls It a 'Sanitized Murder'
Wesley Ira Purkey was put to death at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana, hours after the Supreme Court cleared the way for his execution to proceed.
Judge Halts Wesley Purkey's Execution After Attorneys Say He's Not Fit
Purkey, 68, was scheduled to die by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on Wednesday.
Wesley Purkey Faces Execution—His Attorneys Say He Doesn't Understand Why
Purkey, 68, of Lansing, Kansas is scheduled to receive the lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana on Wednesday.
Supreme Court Rules First Federal Execution In 17 Years Can Proceed
Daniel Lewis Lee had been scheduled to receive a lethal injection on Monday, but a court order issued by U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan halted it.
Who Is Daniel Lewis Lee? First Federal Inmate to Be Executed in 17 Years
The 47-year-old, of Yukon, Oklahoma, is scheduled to receive the lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana for the 1996 killings of an Arkansas family.