Saturday, July 27, 2019

DOJ To Resume Capital Punishment, AG Barr Immediately Schedules Five Executions | The Daily Caller

DOJ To Resume Capital Punishment, AG Barr Immediately Schedules Five Executions | The Daily Caller:

Image result for flickr commons images william barrAttorney General William Barr said Thursday the Justice Department will resume executions of federal prisoners after a nearly 20 years lapse, and immediately scheduled executions for five federal death row inmates convicted of murdering children and the elderly, while promising more to come.
According to a Justice Department announcement, Barr directed Hugh Hurwitz, the acting director of the Bureau of Prisons, to adopt the revision to the Federal Execution Protocol, a maneuver that “[clears] the way for the federal government to resume capital punishment after a nearly two decade lapse, and bringing justice to victims of the most horrific crimes.”

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