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death penalty

Legislature

Former governors support bill for resentencing judicial override cases

Judicial override previously allowed judges to usurp a jury and sentence someone to death.

April 17, 2024

A conversation about Alabama values

A conversation about what Alabama values with its actions.

January 30, 2024

Alabama carries out first execution by nitrogen hypoxia

"An unbelievable evil was unleashed tonight in Alabama," Smith's spiritual adviser said. "That was torture."

January 26, 2024

Court allows nitrogen gas execution to proceed

Judges for the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision to deny Smith’s appeal for a preliminary injunction.

January 25, 2024

Alabama faces moral test in Smith’s case amid legal contradictions

This rush to execute before revisiting a condemned practice not only appears hypocritical but also cruel.

January 22, 2024

Death Row text on grunge lead with textured copper and gold background

Alabama lacks the moral standing to conduct executions

After Thursday's execution, Gov. Kay Ivey said, "In Alabama, we uphold the rule of law." Which laws are those, exactly?

November 17, 2023

McWhorter second incarcerated person executed in Alabama this year

Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed by the state via lethal injection for the 1993 murder and robbery of Edward Lee Williams Sr.

November 17, 2023

Alabama to allow first execution using nitrogen hypoxia

Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Smith last year but failed due to a botched lethal injection.

November 6, 2023

Alabama seeks a killing spree using recycled methods of torture

Alabama, for some reason, has now volunteered to be the guinea pig state responsible for developing the newest execution method.

September 4, 2023

Ivey sets first execution since statewide moratorium

The state will now have 30 hours to carry out the execution, a six-hour boost over the previous limit.

May 31, 2023