Updated
Jan 08, 2021
Inside The Race To Save The Only Woman On Federal Death Row
Lisa Montgomery, a mentally ill victim of extreme childhood abuse, will be executed on Jan. 12 unless Trump or the Supreme Court intervenes.
By Melissa Jeltsen
Lisa Montgomery is scheduled to be killed by lethal injection on Jan. 12.
It was the day before Christmas, and Kelley Henry hadn’t bought a single present. She didn’t have a tree. When reached by phone, she was preparing a clemency petition for her client Lisa Montgomery, imploring outgoing President Donald Trump to spare the life of the only woman on federal death row.