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This undated photo provided by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows death row inmate John Stumpf, sentenced to die for the May 14, 1984, slaying of Mary Jane Stout, shot four times during a robbery in the home where she lived with her husband Norman Stout outside of New Concord in eastern Ohio. Norman Stout, who was shot twice in the head but survived, is determined to attend Stumpf's execution if it ever takes place. Of the more than two dozen Ohio inmates with active execution dates as of June 2017, Stumpf has been on death row the longest, more than 12,000 days. (Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction via AP)
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Vehicles sit parked Tuesday, June 13, 2017, outside of a house where a husband and wife couple found dead on Monday in North Canton, Ohio. Ohio police say they have taken a homicide suspect into custody after a standoff. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2017, file photo shows the gate to the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine, Calif. Under a contract with federal immigration authorities, the Orange County Sheriff's department houses immigration detainees at the facility in Orange County. California is aiming to quash the growth of immigration detention in the state in a proposed budget measure to push back against the Trump administration's plans to boost deportations. The state's $125 billion budget is set to be approved Thursday, June 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin, File)
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FILE - This Jan. 12, 2017, file photo shows the James A. Musick Facility in Irvine, Calif. Under a contract with federal immigration authorities, the Orange County Sheriff's department houses immigration detainees at the facility in Orange County. California's $125 billion budget, which is set to be approved on Thursday, June 15, 2017, has a related measure to prevent local governments from signing contracts with federal authorities for immigration detention facilities or expanding existing contracts. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin, File)
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Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Bill Cosby leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse during his sexual assault trial, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Norristown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Obamacare Death Panel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Obamacare Death Panel Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Matching Government Tenants with Jobs Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Agnes Piontek, center, 88, from Washington, Mo., prays during an anti-abortion rally in the Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is leading a Capitol rally to show support for a special session he called on abortion. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Missouri State Rep. Becky Ruth, R-Festus, listens to abortion rights supporters testify to the House Children and Families Committee in Jefferson City, Mo., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Law makers were called back to special session by Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens with the intent of modifying abortion laws in Missouri. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Sabrina Edwards, center back, from Kirkwood, and Nina Parker, from Columbia, Mo, hang up signs expressing their support of abortion rights in front of Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens' office at the statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo., on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Law makers were called back to special session by the governor with the intent of modifying abortion laws in Missouri. Group both for and against abortion held rallies in Jefferson City on Wednesday. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens addresses the crowd during an anti-abortion rally in the Statehouse in Jefferson City on Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Lawmakers were called back to special session by Gov. Greitens with the intent of modifying abortion laws in Missouri. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
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People cheer during an anti abortion rally in the Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo., Wednesday, June 14, 2017. Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens is leading a Capitol rally to show support for a special session he called on abortion. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP) ** FILE **
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A gay pride flag flutters with the American flag at Seattle's City Hall for the month of June to recognize the LGBTQ community during pride month, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Seattle. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, the city's first openly gay mayor, held a news conference Wednesday to address the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against him, which had accused him of sexually abusing a teenager three decades earlier. In a motion filed Tuesday, Delvonn Heckard's lawyer, Lincoln Beauregard, said that Heckard feels it would be wise to complete his extensive counseling and recovery before moving forward with the case. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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FILE - In this Aug. 31, 2015, file photo, an unidentified Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE deportation officer reviews forms required to issue a detainer asking local law enforcement to hold someone until ICE agents can pick the person up, at the the Pacific Enforcement Response Center in Laguna Niguel, Calif. California's $125 billion budget set to be approved on Thursday, June 15, 2017, would prevent local governments from signing contracts with federal immigration authorities for detention facilities or expanding existing contracts like one underway in Orange County. (AP Photo/Amy Taxin, File)
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FILE - In this May 1, 2007 file photo, protestors march for immigrant rights though downtown Santa Ana, Calif. California is poised to deal a strong blow to immigration detention in the state as lawmakers seek new ways to push back against the Trump administration's plans to deport more people. The state's $125 billion budget set to be approved on Thursday, June 15, 2017 would prevent local governments from signing contracts with federal immigration authorities for detention facilities or expanding existing contracts like one underway in Orange County. It is the latest in a series of moves by California lawmakers aimed at protecting immigrants from Trump's plans to step up deportations. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File )
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FILE - In this June 9, 2017, file photo, the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego. California is poised to deal a strong blow to immigration detention in the state as lawmakers seek new ways to push back against the Trump administration's plans to deport more people. The state's $125 billion budget set to be approved on Thursday, June 15, 2017 would prevent local governments from signing contracts with federal immigration authorities for detention facilities or expanding existing contracts like one underway in Orange County. It is the latest in a series of moves by California lawmakers aimed at protecting immigrants from Trump's plans to step up deportations. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)
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FILE - In this June 9, 2017, file photo, a vehicle drives into the Otay Mesa detention center in San Diego, Calif. California is poised to deal a strong blow to immigration detention in the state as lawmakers seek new ways to push back against the Trump administration's plans to deport more people. The state's $125 billion budget set to be approved on Thursday, June 15, 2017 would prevent local governments from signing contracts with federal immigration authorities for detention facilities or expanding existing contracts like one underway in Orange County. It is the latest in a series of moves by California lawmakers aimed at protecting immigrants from Trump's plans to step up deportations. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)
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FILE - In this April 7, 2017, file photo, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray reads a statement to media members in Seattle after a lawsuit was filed that accused Murray of sexually molesting a teenage high-school dropout in the 1980s. The man who accused Murray on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, asked a court to dismiss the lawsuit, saying he will refile it in the future. Murray has denied the allegations. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
