The federal execution of death row inmate Brandon Bernard is set to go ahead in the United States this week, the first of five scheduled before the end of Donald Trump’s presidency.
If the five take place, Mr Trump will have overseen the most executions by a US president in more than a century.
The executions break a 130 year old precedent of pausing executions during a transition between presidents.
Many have advocated for Bernard’s clemency, including the federal prosecutor from the trial and vocal advocate for prison reform, Kim Kardashian West.