US carries out its 1st execution of female inmate since 1953
FILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. (Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP, File)TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. One of Montgomery’s lawyers, Amy Harwell, expressed surprise that Montgomery’s spiritual adviser wasn’t inside the chamber. Her execution came after hours of legal wrangling before the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to move forward.
Female inmate's execution on hold; 2 more halted over COVID
FILE - This undated file image provided by Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery shows Lisa Montgomery. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was pronounced dead at 1:31 a.m. after receiving a lethal injection at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. “Lisa Montgomery’s execution was far from justice.”It came after hours of legal wrangling before the Supreme Court cleared the way for the execution to move forward. But both appeals were lifted, allowing the execution of the only female on federal death row to go forward. The last woman executed by a state was Kelly Gissendaner, 47, on Sept. 30, 2015, in Georgia.