Summary
The US Department of Justice has ordered federal prisons to allow more ways to carry out the death penalty, including firing squads, gas asphyxiation, and electrocution. This change aims to ensure executions can happen even if lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
Key Facts
- The DOJ released a 48-page memo allowing firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions.
- The memo says this will help deter serious crimes and bring justice to victims and their families.
- President Donald Trump restarted federal executions after a pause during the previous administration.
- The federal government has used lethal injection since 1993, mainly with the drug pentobarbital.
- There have been problems getting lethal injection drugs, leading to the need for alternative methods.
- Some states already use methods like firing squads and nitrogen gas for executions.
- Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche criticized the previous administration for not pursuing executions.
- Democratic Senator Dick Durbin opposed the change, calling it cruel and immoral.
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