Governor asks AG to resume executions after ADOC completes execution protocol
ADOC is adding more medical personnel and equipment after the review, but the department is seeking more time to execute.
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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.
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.
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See recent postsGov. v. AG: Fight over execution process, aiming higher is the answer
By contradicting Ivey on the execution moratorium, Marshall made clear that respect for decency and law aren't important to him.
Marshall: “There is no moratorium on executions in Alabama”
Marshall said he supports Ivey's review of the state's procedures, but said the death penalty cannot be indefinitely put on pause as victim's seek justice.
Alabama advocacy groups praise Ivey’s execution moratorium
Advocacy groups took issue with Ivey's messaging, but welcomed the halt on executions with the opportunity for reform.
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See recent postsAlabama should put a moratorium on executions
Alabama has lost the moral high ground required to stand as executioner. It should at least pause executions until it regains it.
Last-second amendment could lead to the execution of Alabama prisoner
A last-second amendment meant that a ban on judges overriding the wishes of juries to impose the death penalty wouldn't be retroactive.
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See recent postsA call for justice, not a cry for mercy for Kenneth Eugene Smith
Gov. Kay Ivey can pause Smith’s execution giving the Legislature time to decide if a 2017 law should have been retroactive.
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.