Attorney general orders temporary pause following historic use of death penalty under Trump administration
The US justice department is halting all federal executions after a historic use of capital punishment by the Trump administration, which carried out 13 executions in six months.
The attorney general, Merrick Garland, ordered a temporary pause on Thursday, saying he was imposing a moratorium on federal executions while the justice department reviews its capital punishment policies and procedures.
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