Federal Executions, Resumed Under Trump, Halted by US Attorney General.<br />The BBC reports that after a 17-year hiatus, <br />federal executions resumed in 2020 <br />under the Trump administration.<br />The BBC reports that after a 17-year hiatus, <br />federal executions resumed in 2020 <br />under the Trump administration.<br />During the former president's final months in office, 13 federal executions were carried out.<br />Attorney General Merrick Garland has<br />ordered a pause on federal executions <br />and a review of death penalty rules.<br />The Department of Justice must <br />ensure that everyone in the federal <br />criminal justice system is not only <br />afforded the rights guaranteed by <br />the constitution and laws of <br />the United States, but is also <br />treated fairly and humanely, Merrick Garland, U.S. Attorney General, via BBC.<br />According to the Death Penalty Information Center, <br />there are currently about 50 people <br />facing federal death sentences. .<br />Most U.S. executions are administered by individual states, where there are currently 2,500 prisoners on death row.<br />Since 1976, Texas has administered <br />570 executions, leading the country. .<br />In March 2021, Virginia banned capital punishment, becoming the first southern state to end the practice.
