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US Federal Government to resume death penalty

Site of last execution in the United States

Site of last execution in the United States Source: AAP

The United States federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates for the first time in 16 years. The move is drawing concern from human rights groups, who've described the move as "barbaric" and "political".


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The United States federal government is to resume executing death-row inmates for the first time in 16 years. The move is drawing concern from human rights groups, who've described the move as "barbaric" and "political".



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