Prisons ADOC apologizes for “confusion” prior to execution ADOC forced a female reporter to change her clothes because her skirt was "too short." Josh MoonAugust 1, 2022
Courts 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. Josh MoonJuly 26, 2022
State Alabama executes Willie B. Smith after nearly 30 years on death row He was 52 years old, and the first person executed in Alabama in 2021. John H. GlennOctober 22, 2021
Courts Man set to be executed Thursday for murders he did not commit An Alabama man convicted in the 2004 shooting deaths of three police officers he did not kill is set to be executed this afternoon. ... Jessa Reid BollingMarch 5, 2020
Opinion Opinion | “Just Mercy” and Justice do not exist in Alabama The chance of there being “just mercy” for Nathaniel Woods—facing lethal injection on March 5 for the killing of three Birmingham police officers—is as... Stephen CooperFebruary 17, 2020
Elections Moore supports Trump Administration’s resumption of executions On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr announced that he has ordered Hugh Hurwitz who heads the federal Bureau of Prisons to begin scheduling... Brandon MoseleyJuly 29, 2019
National SPLC says resuming federal executions is a step in the wrong direction Attorney General Bill Barr has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to clear the way for the federal government to resume capital punishment. The... Brandon MoseleyJuly 26, 2019
Governor Alabama executes Christopher Lee Price Thursday, the state of Alabama executed Christopher Lee Price by lethal injection for the 1991 murder of 57-year-old Pastor Bill Lynn with a sword.... Brandon MoseleyMay 31, 2019
Featured Opinion Opinion | Women, gay people, physicians face oppression in Alabama Hardly a week has passed since Alabama became the laughingstock of the nation – yet again – for passing an anti-abortion bill so restrictive,... Joey KennedyMay 23, 2019
Courts Alabama executes Muslim inmate after Supreme Court overturns stay Alabama performed its first execution of 2019 following a legal back and forth over whether the inmate could be put to death without a... Chip BrownleeFebruary 8, 2019