Attorney General William Barr directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons on Thursday to adopt a proposed addendum to the Federal Execution Protocol that clears the way for the federal government to move forward with executing five inmates who are all convicted child murderers.
“Congress has expressly authorized the death penalty through legislation adopted by the people’s representatives in both houses of Congress and signed by the President,” Barr said. “Under Administrations of both parties, the Department of Justice has sought the death penalty against the worst criminals, including these five murderers, each of whom was convicted by a jury of his peers after a full and fair proceeding. The Justice Department upholds the rule of law — and we owe it to the victims and their families to carry forward the sentence imposed by our justice system.”
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