US brings back death penalty for federal inmates

In a major decision, the Trump Administration has announced to resume capital punishment after a gap of nearly two decades and has set execution dates for five death-row inmates convicted of murdering.

The US government will execute its first federal inmate before the end of the year, bringing justice to victims of the most horrific crimes.

President Donald Trump has long been a proponent of the death penalty, which is also supported by six in 10 Americans, though support has declined since the 1990s. The last time a federal inmate was executed was in 2003.

Currently, 25 states, including Florida and Texas have the death penalty, while 21 states, including New York and Illinois, have abolished it. California is one of four states where the death penalty is still legal, but a moratorium on the practice has been imposed.