FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                         BOP
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1995                             (202) 307-3198
                                                                 
                                 
         DATE SET FOR FIRST FEDERAL EXECUTION SINCE 1963


     Federal authorities have officially notified inmate David
Ronald Chandler that his Federal death sentence will be carried
out at the United States Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana, on
March 30, 1995.
     Chandler was sentenced to death under Federal law on May 14,
1991, in the Northern District of Alabama, after being convicted
for his involvement in a 1990 drug-related murder of a police
informant.  Specifically, Chandler was convicted of hiring
another individual to kill Marlin Earl Shuler, described as a
member of Chandler's marijuana operation, who became an informer. 
Chandler was also convicted for drug conspiracy;  Continuing
Criminal Enterprise (CCE); money laundering; and a firearms
offense.
     David Ronald Chandler, 42 years old, was the first Federal
inmate to receive a death sentence under 21 U.S.C. 848(e) Killing
Associated with a Continuing Criminal Enterprise (effective
November 18, 1988).  There are currently five other inmates who
have been convicted under this Federal statute and who have
received a death sentence.
     Chandler has exhausted the direct appeals for his
conviction.  The potential exists for Chandler to file collateral
appeals.  If a collateral appeal is filed, a court could stay
Chandler's March 30, 1995, execution date.
     In accordance with Federal regulations, the method of
execution will be by lethal injection.  The last civilian
executed by the Federal government was Victor Feguer, hanged in
1963 in Iowa for murder and kidnapping.
     A notice is being sent today from Warden J.J. Clark, United
States Penitentiary (USP), Terre Haute, to media representatives
regarding the establishment of an information center, and
procedures for applying to be a media pool witness to this
scheduled execution.
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(A copy of the notice is attached.)

TO ALL MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES:
IN accordance with the provisions of 28 CRF, Part 26,
Implementation of Death Sentences in Federal Cases, David Ronald
Chandler is scheduled to be executed at the United States
Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Indiana, after Midnight on March 30,
1995.

In the two weeks preceding the scheduled execution, the
penitentiary will announce a date, time and location of a media
orientation for the purpose of providing media representatives
with information on the scheduled execution.  Media
representatives must have appropriate press credentials in order
to be admitted.

In the five days prior to the scheduled execution, the
institution will establish an information center to answer
questions via telephone (812) 238-1725, pertaining to the
execution.

In the six hours preceding the scheduled execution, a media
center will be established at the Holiday Inn of Terre Haute. 
Should you desire to cover the story from the media center, or if
selected, be a media pool witness, please submit your written
request to me, via fax (812) 238-9873, or by mail, so that it is
received in my office no later than March 20, 1995.

The request must include your name, social security number, and
date of birth, so that appropriate security checks can be
completed.  Space is limited and admittance to the media center
will have to be on a first come-first accommodated basis.

Should you desire to be considered to be a media pool witness to
the execution, you also will be required to sign agreements
consenting to a search prior to entering the execution facility,
and agreeing to abide by all relevant conditions, rules and
regulations.  In addition, should you be selected as a media
witness, your name is subject to be released to the public.  All
media representatives will be required to sign a log.

Sincerely,


J.J. Clark
Warden