Despite protests, US government executes first woman since 1953
Vol. 85/No. 3 - January 25, 2021![Jan. 12 protest at Terre Haute, Indiana, federal prison against execution of Lisa Montgomery. Opponents of death penalty are fighting to prevent two more scheduled executions.](https://themilitant.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/TerreHaute_8503_750-300x231.jpg)
Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row in the U.S., was executed by lethal injection at 1:31 a.m. on Jan. 13. The Supreme Court vacated three different stays by appeals courts, including an order for a competency hearing…