The date of execution of the only woman in the federal death struggle is set again

The date of execution of the only woman in the federal death struggle is set again

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According to the order, the director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Michael Carvajal, acted under the “government regulation”, which enabled him to reschedule the execution because the original execution date had not yet expired.

The execution of Montgomery was scheduled for Dec. 8, but a judge adjourned it after her lawyers said they had been diagnosed with Covid-19 after flying from Texas to visit Montgomery at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. On November 23, Carvajal rescheduled the execution of Montgomery for January 12, and because he set it on that date, the order said he was acting in accordance with the law and opened the way for her execution later this month.

Montgomery’s lawyer, Meaghan VerGow, said in a statement that she did not agree with the judges and would submit a petition to reconsider their decision. The judges gave VerGow until Saturday to submit.

‘The federal government should be expected to follow the law when setting any date of execution, as the court has rightly ruled … Given all we know about Lisa Montgomery’s mental illness, her lifetime of horrific torture and trauma ‘, and the many people in positions of authority who could have intervened to save her but never did, there can be no principled reason to carry out her execution,’ VerGow said. “The government must stop its relentless efforts to end its life.”

VerGow has called on President Donald Trump to reverse Montgomery’s sentence for life without the possibility of parole.

This is a striking story and will be updated.

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