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Amid discussion to end death penalty, three federal executions temporarily halted

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Amid discussion to end death penalty, three federal executions temporarily halted

January 13, 2021January 21, 2026

WASHINGTON – The three federal executions initially scheduled for the second week of January are now on hold.On Jan. 11. a federal judge granted one of these death-row inmates, Lisa Montgomery, a temporary stay of execution pending a competency hearing. The other two other executions also were halted because the inmates tested positive for COVID-19.The…...