Posts Tagged ‘Federal executions’

US Justice Department halts federal executions

Thursday, July 8th, 2021

US Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium on federal executions while the Department of Justice conducts a review of its policies and procedures, the department announced Thursday. The moratorium comes after the Trump administration had resumed federal executions after a 17-year hiatus. In a July 1 statement, Garland said the Department of Justice “must Read more