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.
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Gov. Kay Ivey sets date for next Alabama execution
Gov. Kay Ivey set the execution date and time for Casey McWhorter, an incarcerated individual on death row.
“Earwitness” podcast digs into the bewildering case of Toforest Johnson
The new multi-episode docuseries asks the central question: why is Johnson still on death row?
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See recent postsAlabama 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.
Alabama executes James Barber following the Supreme Court’s approval
Barber was the first individual to be executed since the state’s moratorium on executions was lifted.
Protestors call for external review of Alabama execution protocol
"We do not trust the Alabama Department of Corrections to properly investigate itself, and who would?" an organizer said.
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See recent postsAlabama’s about to start botching executions again
The ADOC has reviewed itself and determined that the real cause of its three botched executions were all of these laws.
60-plus lawyers ask for independent review of execution protocols
The letter suggests state officials follow the example of the state of Tennessee, which launched an independent investigation.
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See recent postsAgain and again. And yes, again.
There are issues that most of Alabama knows we need to address. I’ll write about them over and over again.
Alabama Supreme Court allows governor to pick time frame for executions
Executions in Alabama were previously carried out by the Alabama Department of Corrections in a single 24-hour window.