Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporary halt to federal executions

[Nevilledog]

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Geoff Bennett
@GeoffRBennett
Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporary halt to scheduling any further federal executions, an official tells @PeteWilliamsNBC.
3:14 PM · Jul 1, 2021

[ShazamIam]

1. I am very happy about this, I just don't know which is more shamefull and immoral, for profit prison

or the death penalty. Since prison, especially in the profit prisons often results in death.
https://prwatch.org/news/2013/09/12255/violence-abuse-and-death-profit-prisons-geo-group-rap-sheet

[underpants]

2. Virginia ended the death sentence as of today.

First State in the South.

[RobertDevereaux]

3. Make that PERMANENT, MG.

[StarfishSaver]

8. The AG has no power to order a permanent moratorium.

[iluvtennis]

4. Great news! n/t

[TalenaGor]

5. including for treason? asking for a friend...

[musette_sf]

6. And I'm SURE that the Bishops of the USCCB

are praising President Biden for standing up for the Church's opposition to the death penalty!

/s

[StarfishSaver]

7. I can't hear anything but crickets ...

[oldsoftie]

9. Well, its not like they were happening much anyway

13 in 20 years. Even trump couldnt get any till his last year