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2003

The last year that the federal government executed a person for committing a crime. Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the death penalty for five people convicted of killing children and elderly.

The last year that the federal government executed a person for committing a crime. Earlier this month, the Trump administration ordered the death penalty for five people convicted of killing children and elderly.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.