Just in time for Halloween, The Associated Press brings us this real-life horror story that just may make everyone in the US cringe.
For the first time in US history, the federal government executed more people than all of the 50 states combined, and the number of federal prisoners put to death that year – 10 – was the highest since President Grover Cleveland’s second term in office, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.
Journalist Michael Tarm pored over court records and other documents, interviewed key players, and used his experience in witnessing 10 of 13 federal executions during Donald Trump’s presidency to reveal that officials cut corners and relied on a pliant Supreme Court to carry out executions.
A Fuller picture emerges of the 13 federal executions at the end of Trump’s presidency
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