The Trump administration has authorized firing squads and re-introduced pentobarbital for federal executions, drawing immediate condemnation from Pope Leo XIV, who reaffirmed the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty.
The US is one of the very few Western nations that still uses the death penalty, although public support for capital punishment has gradually declined among Americans.
The US is one of very few Western nations still using the death penalty, although public support for capital punishment has declined among Americans.
The US Justice Department noted that the prior administration failed to live up to its duty to protect the American people
The Trump Justice Department said on Friday it was seeking to expand the use of the death penalty in federal capital cases and add the firing squad, electrocution and gas to lethal injection as methods of execution. “The prior administration failed in its duty to protect the American people by refusing to pursue and carry out the ultimate punishment against the most dangerous criminals, including terrorists, child murderers, and cop killers,” acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said. Under US...
