"The Department of Justice acted to restore its solemn duty to seek, obtain, and implement lawful capital sentences, clearing the way for the Department to carry out executions once death-sentenced inmates have exhausted their appeals."
"While the Eighth Amendment of the US Constitution outlaws cruel and unusual punishments, the Justice Department maintains that execution by gunfire, electrocution and lethal gas are all legally acceptable."
"The federal death penalty has been rendered a dead letter, effectively transforming sub silentio each death sentence into a life sentence, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in a statement."
The Trump administration announced plans to expand the federal death penalty, including the use of firing squads. The Department of Justice aims to restore capital punishment as a means of justice. It argues that methods like execution by gunfire, electrocution, and lethal gas are legally acceptable under the Eighth Amendment. The policy criticizes Joe Biden's moratorium on federal executions, asserting that it effectively turned death sentences into life sentences. Trump's advocacy for the death penalty dates back to 1989, following a high-profile case of wrongful conviction.
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