USA - The US Department of Justice confirmed that federal executions have been halted

The US Department of Justice confirmed that federal executions have been halted until a review of the federal protocol used by the Bureau of Prisons was completed. “The Department of Justice has been conducting a review of the federal protocol used by the Bureau of Prisons, and has had a moratorium in place on federal executions in the meantime,” said Justice Department spokesperson Patrick Rodenbush. Actually, it is not a formal moratorium, but rather a suspension of executions waiting for the protocols to be revisited. The last federal execution was in 2003.