/tags/bureau-of-prisons bureau of prisons en-US Copyright Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-07-14/federal-government-executes-1st-prisoner-in-17-years-after-overnight-court-rulings Daniel Lee, 47, was put to death on Tuesday morning in the federal death chamber in the first federal execution since 2003. Other inmates are scheduled for death this week. Tue, 14 Jul 2020 12:34:00 GMT /npr-news/2020-07-14/federal-government-executes-1st-prisoner-in-17-years-after-overnight-court-rulings Carrie Johnson /news-partners/2019-08-12/serious-irregularities-at-jail-where-epstein-died-attorney-general-says Attorney General William Barr says he was appalled by the death of Jeffrey Epstein at a New York City jail over the weekend. He blamed the correctional center for failing to "adequately secure" him. Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:16:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-08-12/serious-irregularities-at-jail-where-epstein-died-attorney-general-says Brian Naylor