WASHINGTON — The first federal inmate in 17 years is set to be put to death Monday, barring a last-minute stay, after a federal appeals court ruled Sunday that the Justice Department could carry out ...

The Trump administration has moved to expand federal execution protocols to include firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation, citing drug shortages for lethal injections. The Department of ...

The United States will resume federal executions on July 13, after a 17-year stay, the Justice Department said Monday. There have been just three federal execution since the death penalty was ...

April 24 (UPI) --The Department of Justice said on Friday it has reinstated the use of lethal injection and expanded the execution protocol to include firing squad, which are among other moves to ...

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There is no tidy way to kill someone. But for the last century, Americans have searched for a way to carry out the death penalty that minimizes suffering while lessening trauma for executioners and ...