Justice Department Sets Date for Fourth Federal Execution This Year

Justice Department Sets Date for Fourth Federal Execution This Year
A guard tower sits along a security fence at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Ind., on July 13, 2020. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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The Justice Department on Wednesday rescheduled the execution of a convicted murderer who killed a 63-year-old woman and her 9-year-old granddaughter back in 2001.

If the execution, scheduled for August 26, takes place, Lezmond Mitchell would become the fourth federal death-row inmate to be put to death after a 17-year hiatus.