On this Aug. 28, 2020, file picture, a no trespassing signal is displayed exterior the federal jail complicated in Terre Haute, Ind. As Donald Trump’s presidency winds down, his administration is throttling up the tempo of federal executions regardless of a surge of COVID-19 instances in jail, asserting plans for 5 executions simply days earlier than the Jan. 20 inauguration of demise penalty foe Joe Biden. Lawyer Normal William Barr defends the motion in an interview with The Related Press and says he’ll probably schedule further executions earlier than leaving the Cupboard. (Michael Conroy/AP)
