The federal government has executed its first prisoner in 17 years. It’s still unclear why.

A judge on Wednesday halted the execution of a man said to be suffering from dementia, who had been set to die by lethal injection in the federal government’s second execution after a 17-year hiatus.

Prosecutors said Wesley Ira Purkey raped and stabbed 16-year-old Jennifer Long and dismembered her with a chainsaw.

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As Americans tried to sleep Monday night — through a global pandemic, an imploding economy, and the challenge presented by structural racism and police violence in the Black community — their federal government was hard at work. The Department of Justice kept…

Legal experts say the man next on the list to be executed by the federal government after a nearly 20-year hiatus ended this week may have a better chance of avoiding lethal injection

After a 17-year hiatus on federal executions, the Justice Department had no good reason to execute prisoners this week.

Indiana carried out the execution of Daniel Lewis Lee early Tuesday by lethal injection after a 5-4 Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for what was the first federal execution in 17 years.

The U.S. Supreme Court early Tuesday allowed federal executions to be carried out, after a lower court judge issued an injunction.

Judge halts execution for Daniel Lewis Lee; Justice Department files appeal to allow it to move forward.

Daniel Lewis Lee, a 47-year-old former white supremacist, was set to die by a lethal injection Monday afternoon.

Three men convicted of murder are scheduled to die by lethal injection this week at an Indiana prison from Monday.

Family members of Daniel Lewis Lee's victims petitioned to have the execution delayed so they could attend without fear of traveling during the coronavirus pandemic.

Daniel Lewis Lee, a former white supremacist who robbed and murdered a family of three, including their 8-year-old daughter, was scheduled to be executed on Monday.

Barring a reprieve, Daniel Lewis Lee will be executed July 13 in Terre Haute, Indiana. Relatives of the family he murdered in 1996 oppose his death.

Government Carries Out First Federal Execution in 17 Years https://t.co/QS7kSX0WOW

RT @Provolo68046446: @GarbyJooman3 Daniel Lewis Lee was a white supremacist to boot. Are you a Neo-Nazi and want the libs to stop botherin…

“2020 executions under 45’s administration began in July when Daniel Lewis Lee became the first federal inmate to be executed since 2003, & ended in December w/ two executions on consecutive days. Two more men are scheduled to be put to death this week.” https://t.co/O5LyKQKwW4

RT @AllisonLCarter: This is @starwatchtim's account of watching Lee's execution. https://t.co/XJlFcnGPMp

RT @AllisonLCarter: This is @starwatchtim's account of watching Lee's execution. https://t.co/XJlFcnGPMp

RT @chadfelixg: What about Daniel Lewis Lee? He murdered a husband, wife and 8 year old girl. He taped bags over their heads, tied rocks t…

RT @chadfelixg: What about Daniel Lewis Lee? He murdered a husband, wife and 8 year old girl. He taped bags over their heads, tied rocks t…

RT @chadfelixg: What about Daniel Lewis Lee? He murdered a husband, wife and 8 year old girl. He taped bags over their heads, tied rocks t…

What about Daniel Lewis Lee? He murdered a husband, wife and 8 year old girl. He taped bags over their heads, tied rocks to them and threw them in a river. He was 23 when he committed the crime. They were Jewish. He is a white supremacist. He was executed. https://t.co/kgz2Ooo2PN

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