A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has lifted a stay of execution for a female death row prisoner scheduled to be executed later this month. Lisa Montgomery, the only female on the federal death row, had been scheduled to die by lethal injection in December, but a federal judge ordered a delay. She is now set to be executed Jan. 12, but further court appeals are expected to be filed by Saturday. After the ruling, Montgomery's attorney Meaghan VerGow said in a statement that her client should not be executed. Henry, a Nashville public defender, said, "She is on suicide watch and has been issued the highest mental health designation."

Source: Fox News January 01, 2021 21:11 UTC