Bill to provide relief to death row inmates sentenced by judicial override stalls
Judges have been barred from overriding the jury in death penalty sentencing since the Legislature passed a law to that effect in 2018.
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Governor opposes parole of Judith Ann Neelley, convicted of killing child
In 1982, Neelley, along with her late husband, Alvin Howard Neelley, abducted 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican.
May 24, 2023
ACLU criticizes request for longer execution window
The ACLU is criticizing Ivey for proposing that the state be granted more time to carry out certain executions.
Ivey asks Alabama Supreme Court for more time to carry out executions
Ivey suggested "death warrants" be extended past the 24-hour window when the process is delayed by a stay of execution.
Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith halted after failed attempt to find vein
Commissioner John Hamm assured Ivey that the Department of Corrections was prepared to carry out the death sentence successfully, only to fail again.
Alabama groups call for transparency in executions, oppose nitrogen hypoxia
The groups are calling for transparency in response to the delayed execution of Joe James Jr. in July, in which witnesses were kept outside for two hours.
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The account from Joe Nathan James' autopsy is horrifying, and no one in Alabama government is talking about it.
ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution
ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short."
Alabama executed Joe Nathan James Jr. despite pleas from victim’s family
James was executed for the 1994 murder of Faith Hall, a 26-year-old mother of two.
Federal judge denies final appeal for Joe Nathan James Jr., execution set for Thursday
James was convicted for the 1994 shooting death of his former girlfriend, Faith Hall. Hall's family is asking that he not be executed.