Death Row

Inside The Race To Save The Only Woman On Federal Death Row

Lisa Montgomery, a mentally ill victim of extreme childhood abuse, will be executed on Jan. 12 unless Trump or the Supreme Court intervenes.
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Judge Delays Execution Of Only Woman On Federal Death Row

Judge: DOJ unlawfully rescheduled the Jan. 12 execution of Lisa Montgomery, a mentally ill victim of sex trafficking.
By Michael Balsamo, AP

Second Federal Death Row Prisoner Tests Positive For COVID-19

The outbreak on death row comes after a wave of executions that many warned could be superspreader events.
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Brandon Bernard Is Scheduled To Be Executed. 5 Jurors Who Sentenced Him Don't Think He Should Die.

Bernard, sentenced to death for acting as an accomplice to a crime when he was 18, is scheduled to be killed weeks before President Trump leaves office.
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Only Woman On Federal Death Row Seeks Reprieve From Trump As Execution Date Nears

Lawyers for Lisa Montgomery are asking the president to delay her execution until they recover from COVID-19, which they contracted after visiting her in prison.
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The Tortured Life And Tragic Crime Of The Only Woman On Death Row

In Trump’s final days in office, Lisa Montgomery — a mentally ill victim of sex trafficking — is set to be the first woman the U.S. executes in 70 years.
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Government Executes First Black Man Since Resuming Federal Death Penalty

Christopher Vialva, who was convicted for killing a couple as a teen in 1999, is the seventh federal execution this summer when Trump revived the punishment.
By Michael Tarm, AP

'Grim Sleeper' Serial Killer Lonnie Franklin Dies In California Prison

Franklin was on death row since 2016 for the deaths of nine women and a teenage girl in South Los Angeles. An autopsy will determine the 67-year-old's cause of death.
By AP

Pakistan Sentences Former Dictator To Death In Treason Case

The case was related to the state of emergency he imposed in 2007 while in power, officials said.
By AP

4 Death Row Inmates Ask Supreme Court To Keep Injunction Against Federal Executions

The men said that letting the Justice Department carry out their executions would allow it to implement protocols that a lower court had considered unlawful.
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