Firing squad and Electrocution: US Justice Department approves more execution methods

US Justice Department has fast-forwarded process to introduce new options for federal death penalties as y seek to expedite scheduled executions before outgoing US President Donald Trump’s ministration is replaced by that of president-elect Joe Biden’s. se changes include new options for executions such as electrocution and death by firing squ or poison gas. As per media reports, approved amendment to ‘Manner of Federal Executions’ will give federal prosecutors with a wide range of options to execute inmates and avoid delays if state in which prisoner was sentenced does t provide or alternatives. 

expansion of execution policies is just one of or three dozen changes that Trump ministration is pushing before his term ends on January 21, 2021, that is Inauguration Day. rule was given a repent light by US Attorney General William Barr and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. If approved, amendment can be published in Federal Register as early as December 4 and reportedly come into effect in 30 days. 

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Biden campaigned to abolish death penalty

However, despite Trump ministration seeking to expedite process, rule of expanding execution rules is heed to be unsuccessful since President-elect Joe Biden h campaigned to abolish federal death penalities. As per CNN report, four out of five inmates who are scheduled for execution have ir manner selected, that is lethal injection. Moreover, US Justice Department has t mentioned why y seek to introduce new rule. 

proposed amendment, calling for alternative ways to execute inmates facing death penalty, was published back in August. It reportedly also says that if state where crime took place does t permit death sentences or execution with lethal injection, judge can designate ar state with those laws and utilise ir facilities to carry out death penalty. However, a Justice Department official was quoted by media outlet saying that federal government will “never” execute an inmate by firing squ or electrocution unless state has authorised methods.

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