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Positive COVID test for federal death row inmate scheduled for execution in January: report
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US inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus at Indiana facility
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Federal inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for virus
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Federal inmate scheduled to be executed tests positive for coronavirus
Dustin John Higgs was convicted of ordering the 1996 murders of three women at a federal wildlife center near Beltsville, Md.
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As of Thursday, there were more than 300 inmates with confirmed cases of COVID-19 among inmates at the federal prison complex in Terre Haute, Ind., where federal executions are carried out.
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WASHINGTON A federal prisoner scheduled to be executed just days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office has tested positive for coronavirus, his lawyer said Thursday.
The Bureau of Prisons notified attorneys for Dustin John Higgs on Thursday that their client had tested positive for the virus, his attorney Devon Porter said during a court hearing Thursday afternoon.
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Dec 18, 2020 07:31 AM EST
A prisoner scheduled for death row is positive for COVID-19 and whose execution will be before President Trump s end term. The lawyer told the press before the scheduled execution.
During a court hearing, the Bureau of Prisons told the defense attorneys for Dustin Higgs last Thursday. Devon Porter, the convict s attorney, told the court during a hearing.
It comes as more prisoners are getting infected by the coronavirus in many prisons of the federal system. One such place is the Terre Haute, Indiana, with facilities to carry out executions. No other jail is best equipped to carry out death sentences, reported AP News.