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• Execution set for sole Native American on federal death row

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  Lezmond Mitchell was convicted of a 2001 murder of a Navajo woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter

• Death Row inmate, 3 others die amid COVID-19 outbreak at San Quentin Prison

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  Johnny Avila Jr., 62, was sentenced to death in 1996 for two counts of first-degree murder

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• Condemned Tenn. inmate claims innocence, seeks DNA tests

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  A previous request for DNA testing in 2006 was refused based on a Tennessee Supreme Court ruling that has since been overturned

• Neb. pharmacy owner apologizes for selling state drugs for lethal injection

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  The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services released records identifying its suppliers after a prolonged legal battle with local newspapers and the ACLU

• Tenn. governor delays scheduled execution due to COVID-19

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  The governor, who has declined to intervene in the four prior executions during his first term in office, offered no further explanation for his decision

• US executes 2nd man in a week; lawyers said he had dementia

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  The Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to take place just hours before, ruling in a 5-4 decision

• Judge halts execution amid claims inmate isn't mentally fit

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  Wesley Ira Purkey's lawyers said in recent filings he suffers from advancing Alzheimer's disease

• US carries out 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

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  The execution of Daniel Lewis Lee came over the objection of the victims' relatives and following days of legal wrangling and delays

• Feds to execute 1st inmate in 17 years for Ark. murders

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  The decision to move forward with the execution during a global health pandemic drew scrutiny from civil rights groups

• US appeals to proceed with 1st federal execution in 17 years

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  The decision to resume executions has been criticized as a dangerous and political move

• Justice Department plows ahead with plan to resume federal executions

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  Bureau of Prisons officials insist they will be able to conduct the executions safely and have been holding practice drills for months

• Texas set to resume executions after delay during pandemic

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  If Billy Joe Wardlow's execution is carried out, it would be the first in Texas since Feb. 6

• Ark. inmate's attorneys seek execution delay due to pandemic

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  Attorneys for Daniel Lee, the first of four inmates set to be executed starting this month, asked a judge to delay his execution until spring 2021

• Priest sues to stop federal execution over coronavirus risk

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  The priest claims BOP is putting him at risk for contracting the coronavirus by moving forward with executions

• Supreme Court refuses to block upcoming federal inmate executions

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  The executions would mark the first use of the death penalty on the federal level since 2003

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