Alabama preparing to carry out the second nitrogen gas execution in the U.S.
Alabama is preparing to execute Alan Eugene Miller by using nitrogen gas.
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Alabama Supreme Court approves second nitrogen execution
The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of a second inmate by nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first state to put a person to death with the previously untested method.
Alabama House committee votes down bill to allow some death row inmates to be resentenced
The Alabama House Judiciary Committee has rejected a bill that would provide new sentences for about 30 inmates who were given the death penalty despite a jury’s recommendation of life imprisonment.
Man gets four death sentences in Russell County for kidnapping, rape and murder of 5-year-old girl
A man who kidnapped, raped and killed a 5-year-old Georgia girl has been given four death sentences for the crime.
Activists want some Alabama death row inmates to be resentenced
Activists are pushing for legislation that would allow about 30 Alabama inmates to be resentenced because they were sentenced to death despite a jury’s recommendation of a life sentence.
Alabama executes man for 2001 beating death, resuming lethal injections after review
Alabama executed a man on Friday for the 2001 beating death of a woman as the state resumed lethal injections after failed executions prompted the governor to order an internal review of procedures.
Two Former Alabama Governors Express Doubts over Executions
Former Gov. Don Siegelman and former Gov. Robert Bentley say they are troubled by the state’s death penalty system
Appeals Court Says Alabama Can’t Execute Intellectually Disabled Inmate
A federal appeals court on Friday said Alabama cannot execute a man with an IQ in the 70s, agreeing with a lower court’s ruling that he is intellectually disabled and that his death sentence is unconstitutional.
Alabama Extends Time for Executions, Ends Automatic Review
Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system more time to carry out executions.
Alabama Pausing Executions after Third Failed Lethal Injection
Gov. Kay Ivey is ordering a top-to-bottom review of the state’s execution protocol after three failed lethal injections.
