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This undated photograph shows a close-up of the table where executions are carried out by lethal injection at San Quentin State Prison in California. Photo: CNS, courtesy of California Department of Corrections
A story unfolding in the US is powerfully challenging the narrative of supporters of the death penalty.
The execution date of Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the US, is currently undecided. In late December a federal judge said the Justice Department unlawfully rescheduled her execution while there had already been a stay in effect, granted because one of her lawyers tested positive for the coronavirus.