Loaded on
March 1, 2025
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2025, page 38
On January 16, 2025, days before Pres. Donald J. Trump (R) returned to office for a second term, outgoing U.S. Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland withdrew the Department of Justice (DOJ) protocol under which condemned federal prisoners are executed with pentobarbital. A DOJ report released with the announcement found “significant …