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Federal death row inmate dies of cancer

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Federal death row inmate dies of cancer

A man convicted of killing five people across three states in 2005 and sentenced to death for one of the murders has died, California prosecutors announced.

Trump administration executes its last death row inmate

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Trump administration executes its last death row inmate

The U.S. government put to death Dustin Higgs early Saturday, concluding the Trump administration's effort to revive federal executions.

Federal death row inmate awaits Supreme Court ruling on Friday execution

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Federal death row inmate awaits Supreme Court ruling on Friday execution

The last federal death row inmate scheduled to be executed by the Trump administration is awaiting the outcome of a Supreme Court review of his case to learn if he'll be put to death Friday.

U.S. executes Corey Johnson for 1992 murders

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U.S. executes Corey Johnson for 1992 murders

The United States late Thursday executed Corey Johnson by lethal injection at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind.

U.S. executes Lisa Montgomery, only woman on federal death row

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U.S. executes Lisa Montgomery, only woman on federal death row

Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, was executed by lethal injection early Wednesday for the 2004 killing of a pregnant woman.

Supreme Court clears way for Lisa Montgomery to be executed Tuesday

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Supreme Court clears way for Lisa Montgomery to be executed Tuesday

The Supreme Court late Tuesday cleared the way for the only woman on federal death row to be executed.

Judge stays executions of two federal inmates with COVID-19

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Judge stays executions of two federal inmates with COVID-19

A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Justice Department from executing two death row inmates this week as they recover from COVID-19.

Judge stays execution of only woman on federal death row

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Judge stays execution of only woman on federal death row

A U.S. judge has granted a stay of execution for Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the United States, to allow the court to determine if she is mentally competent to be put to death.

Federal death row inmate seeks stay citing intellectual disability

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Federal death row inmate seeks stay citing intellectual disability

Federal death row inmate Corey Johnson on Friday asked an appeals court to issue a stay of execution allowing his attorneys to argue in court that he's intellectually disabled and thus shouldn't be put to death.

Only woman on federal death row petitions Trump for clemency

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Only woman on federal death row petitions Trump for clemency

A woman convicted of murdering a pregnant Missouri woman and stealing her baby has asked President Donald Trump for clemency one week before her scheduled execution.

Terre Haute (pronounced /ˌtɛrə ˈhoʊt/) is a city in Vigo County, Indiana near the state's western border with Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 59,614 and its metropolitan area had a population of 170,943. The city is the county seat of Vigo County and the self-proclaimed capital of the Wabash Valley. The federal death row is in Terre Haute at the Terre Haute Federal Correctional Complex.

Terre Haute is at 39°28′11″N 87°23′23″W / 39.46972°N 87.38972°W / 39.46972; -87.38972 (39.469586, -87.389762), alongside the eastern bank of the Wabash River in western Indiana. The city lies about 75 miles (121 km) west of Indianapolis.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 32.1 square miles (83.1 km²), of which, 31.2 square miles (80.9 km²) of it is land and 0.9 square miles (2.2 km²) of it (2.68%) is water.

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