Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP hide caption toggle caption Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP Lisa Montgomery was executed by lethal injection early Wednesday at the federal correctional complex in Terre Haute, Ind. Attorneys for Lisa Montgomery via AP Updated at 2:14 a.m. ET Wednesday Editor's note: This story includes information that may be upsetting to some readers. Lisa Montgomery, the only woman on federal death row, died by lethal injection early Wednesday after the Supreme Court vacated several lower-court rulings, clearing the way for her to become the first female prisoner to be put to death by the U.S. government since 1953.