By: Alyssa Wilson Attorney General Merrick Garland announced a moratorium on federal executions. This is a shift from the rulings under the Trump administration which resumed the use of the death penalty in federal cases, The Hill reported. RELATED: Virginia becomes first southern state to abolish death penalty In a memo released Thursday, Garland said, 'The Department of Justice must ensure that everyone in the federal criminal justice system is not only afforded the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States but is also treated fairly and humanely. That obligation has special force in capital cases.' Under former President Donald Trump, the federal government […]
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