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Army's plan for military death row executions is named 'Operation Resolute Justice' [View all]
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Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’
If an execution order is signed by the president, military death row inmates would be transported to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.
Patty Nieberg
Published Jun 4, 2026 4:58 PM EDT
The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana, pictured here, has been the site of all federal executions since 2001. Photo by Tannen Maury/AFP via Getty Images.
The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.
Called “Operation Resolute Justice,” the plan directs the Army to coordinate with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transport inmates from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, in Indiana. The plan also calls for the establishment of a viewing station for witnesses. An Army official confirmed details of the plan with Task & Purpose.
Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, the president has to sign off on an execution order.
“To date, the president has not taken action on any of the three death-sentence inmates who do not have presidentially-approved death sentences,” said Cynthia Smith, an Army spokeswoman. “Exercises regarding this operation have been conducted regularly for the past twenty years. These drills are a standard component of our continued planning and preparation if the president approves a death sentence.”
The facility at Terre Haute has been the site of all federal executions since 2001. However, the last time the U.S. military carried out an execution was in 1961.
There are currently four former soldiers on the military’s death row who are housed at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, which is managed by the Army. The former soldiers, Timothy Hennis, Nidal Hasan, Ronald Gray and Hasan Akbar, were all found guilty of murder, some in mass scenes of violence, others in more personal crimes.
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Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’
If an execution order is signed by the president, military death row inmates would be transported to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.
Patty Nieberg
Published Jun 4, 2026 4:58 PM EDT
The Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana, pictured here, has been the site of all federal executions since 2001. Photo by Tannen Maury/AFP via Getty Images.
The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.
Called “Operation Resolute Justice,” the plan directs the Army to coordinate with the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transport inmates from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute, in Indiana. The plan also calls for the establishment of a viewing station for witnesses. An Army official confirmed details of the plan with Task & Purpose.
Under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, or UCMJ, the president has to sign off on an execution order.
“To date, the president has not taken action on any of the three death-sentence inmates who do not have presidentially-approved death sentences,” said Cynthia Smith, an Army spokeswoman. “Exercises regarding this operation have been conducted regularly for the past twenty years. These drills are a standard component of our continued planning and preparation if the president approves a death sentence.”
The facility at Terre Haute has been the site of all federal executions since 2001. However, the last time the U.S. military carried out an execution was in 1961.
There are currently four former soldiers on the military’s death row who are housed at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, which is managed by the Army. The former soldiers, Timothy Hennis, Nidal Hasan, Ronald Gray and Hasan Akbar, were all found guilty of murder, some in mass scenes of violence, others in more personal crimes.
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Huge scoop by @pattynieberg.bsky.social:
'The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.'
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Army’s plan for military death row executions is named ‘Operation Resolute Justice’
The plan includes transporting inmates from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas to Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute in Indiana.
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5:27 PM · Jun 4, 2026
Huge scoop by @pattynieberg.bsky.social:
— Nicholas Slayton (@nslayton.bsky.social) 2026-06-04T21:27:05.333Z
'The Army has a plan in place for the service to carry out executions of military prisoners on death row, if execution orders are approved by President Donald Trump, officials confirmed.'
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