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A federal appeals court refused to stop an upcoming execution in Alabama, rejecting an inmate's argument that the state has a history of botched lethal injections. James Barber is scheduled to be put to death tonight at a south Alabama prison, in the first execution scheduled in the state since Gov. Kay Ivey paused them in November for an internal review.
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Attorneys for an Alabama inmate on death row asked a federal appeals court Monday to block his upcoming execution, arguing the state has a history of troubled lethal injections.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who requested he be put to death by nitrogen hypoxia when executed.
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Alabama advocacy groups are calling for more reform as the state wraps up an investigation on capital punishment.
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Governor Kay Ivey says an internal review of the state's execution procedures is complete and the state will begin scheduling lethal injections. She initiated the review in November after three lethal injections were aborted because of problems with intravenous lines.
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Alabama’s decision to change how it carries out executions is still drawing criticism. The state’s Supreme Court abolished the one-day time frame for executions allowing the governor to extend the amount of time needed to execute someone.
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The State of Alabama is apparently responding to a series of failed lethal injections by changing the rules by which the Department of Corrections executes death row inmates.
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The Alabama Supreme Court ruled on a request for a new trial for a man convicted of killing a Deputy Sheriff. The district attorney, former state attorney general, and a former chief justice all say the case should be re-examined.
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Alabama's first scheduled execution of 2021 is at a momentary hault after being stayed by an appellate court.The 11th Court of Appeals issued the stay…
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ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — A man convicted as an accomplice in the 2004 shooting deaths of three police officers in which another man pulled the trigger has been…