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- 1Army prepares for executions pending Trump approval▼Army lays groundwork for death row executions if Trump gives approval
The US Army has reportedly laid the groundwork to carry out executions of military death row inmates, but any action would require approval from President Trump. The preparations put renewed attention on the small population of prisoners held at Fort Leavenworth awaiting execution under military jurisdiction, and on whether the president will authorize resuming executions in the armed forces system.
- 2Christa Pike execution looms as she claims childhood damage▼Time running out for Tennessee killer Christa Pike who says she's too damaged for death row
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike is running out of legal options as her execution approaches, with her lawyers arguing that severe childhood abuse and brain damage should bar the state from putting her to death. Pike, convicted of a 1995 murder, would be the first woman executed in Tennessee in decades if the sentence proceeds.