Catholic advocates against death penalty urge clemency for woman on federal death row cruxnow.com

The execution date of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, is currently undecided. In late December a federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled her execution while there had already been a stay in effect, granted because one of her attorneys tested positive for the coronavirus.

The federal government is appealing this decision while Montgomery’s attorneys are appealing for clemency…

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