Activists call on governor to spare Sonny Burton from execution
More than 60,000 signatures were delivered, urging clemency for the inmate who sits on death row because of a crime he did not commit.
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See recent postsThe cost–benefit analysis of mercy in capital punishment
The political calculus can be unforgiving: show mercy and risk criticism; refuse and face little political consequence.
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See recent postsAlabama’s death machinery is now driven by politics, not justice
Alabama’s attorney general pushes extreme execution methods and narrow legal arguments, testing constitutional limits and abandoning the restraint our founders expected.
Advocates say Alabama nitrogen executions cause “horror, trauma”
After botched lethal injections, Alabama turned to nitrogen executions. Critics argue the method is torturous and morally indefensible.
Alabama sets date for sixth execution of 2025
Alabama plans to execute Anthony Todd Boyd using nitrogen hypoxia, while he challenges the method in federal court
Gov. Kay Ivey sets execution date for Jamie Mills
Mills was sentenced to death in 2007 after being convicted for the 2004 double homicide of Floyd and Vera Hill.
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A conversation about what Alabama values with its actions.
Alabama carries out first execution by nitrogen hypoxia
"An unbelievable evil was unleashed tonight in Alabama," Smith's spiritual adviser said. "That was torture."
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.