Judge Halts Supermax Transfer For Death Row Prisoners

By MJ Koo ( February 12, 2026, 5:43 PM EST) -- A D.C. federal judge has barred the Trump administration from transferring a group of prisoners whose death sentences were commuted to life in prison to the federal system's most restrictive prison, finding they are likely to succeed on their claim that the redesignations violate due process....

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