Wesley Ira Purkey was scheduled to be executed at 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, but United States District Judge Tanya Chutkan issued a court order prohibiting the Federal Bureau of Prisons from continuing Purkey’s scheduled execution. Chutkan noted that Purkey suffers from progressive dementia, schizophrenia, and severe mental illness, but …
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