Trump has directed the Justice Department to "prioritize" seeking the death penalty in federal cases.

Trump has directed the Justice Department to "prioritize" seeking the death penalty in federal cases.

El Departamento de Justicia quiere ampliar la aplicación de la pena capital y también vuelve a aceptar el protocolo de inyecciones letales

Electrocution and gas are also being added as methods, after the US president called for an expansion of the use of the death penalty.

As the Trump administration resumes capital punishment, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche instructed the Bureau of Prisons to modify its execution protocol.

The Department of Justice's report is the latest development in the administration’s long campaign to execute as many people as possible.

The Department of Justice said on Friday it reinstated the use of lethal injection and expanded the execution protocol to include firing squad.

In a memo, the Department of Justice says the move will "strengthen" the death penalty and deter crime.