Alabama halts executions in a vain attempt to "fix" capital punishment: It can't be done
2 years, 3 months ago

Alabama halts executions in a vain attempt to "fix" capital punishment: It can't be done

Salon  

On Monday, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey put a temporary halt to executions in her state in response to a string of breakdowns in Alabama's death penalty system. In 2019 Ohio's Republican governor, Mike DeWine, halted executions after a federal judge raised serious questions about the state's execution protocol, ruling that the protocol could cause the inmate "severe pain and needless suffering." The AP also noted that "Tennessee's problems in following its own lethal injection protocol are more extensive and complicated than state officials have acknowledged — and sorting through them may take longer, possibly years, before an execution that passes constitutional muster can take place." After Ivey's announcement Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm promised that "Everything is on the table — from our legal strategy in dealing with last minute appeals, to how we train and prepare, to the order and timing of events on execution day, to the personnel and equipment involved," Hamm also insisted he was "confident that we can get this done right."

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Alabama set to execute inmate who dropped appeals and requested death
1 week ago

Alabama set to execute inmate who dropped appeals and requested death

India Today  

Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has scheduled the execution of 55-year-old James Osgood for April 24 by lethal injection. Prosecutors say Osgood and his girlfriend sexually assaulted Brown before slashing her throat. In 2018, he requested the death penalty, stating his belief in "an eye for an eye," but later renewed his appeals before ultimately withdrawing them last year. Two weeks …

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison

NPR  

Alabama governor commutes a death row inmate's sentence to life in prison toggle caption Alabama Department of Corrections/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin "Rocky" Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution. The Republican governor said she …

Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life imprisonment
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Alabama governor commutes death row inmate Rocky Myers' sentence to life imprisonment

India Today  

Kay Ivey commuted the death sentence of Robin “Rocky” Myers to life in prison Friday, saying there were enough questions about his guilt that she could not move forward with his execution. Ivey, who has presided over more than 20 executions, called it “one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had to make as governor.” “But I pray that the …

Alabama's last two executions failed. They're trying again next week
1 year, 8 months ago

Alabama's last two executions failed. They're trying again next week

NPR  

Alabama's last two executions failed. DETROW: After the failed execution of Smith, Governor Kay Ivey put a pause on executions in order to, quote, "top-to-bottom review of the state's death penalty protocol." So what do Alabama's failed executions say about the future of death by lethal injection? But after the failed execution that we heard about earlier of Kenneth Smith, …

Alabama rushes to resume executions — but hasty "investigation" feels more like a cover-up
2 years ago

Alabama rushes to resume executions — but hasty "investigation" feels more like a cover-up

Salon  

On Feb. 24, John Hamm, the director of Alabama's Department of Corrections, informed Gov. The next day she sent a letter to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall asking him to seek execution dates for people on the state's death row as soon as possible. The day he received Ivey's request, he filed a motion with the state Supreme Court asking …

Alabama governor says state will resume executions
2 years ago

Alabama governor says state will resume executions

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday that the state is ready to resume executions and “obtain justice” for victims’ families after lethal injections were paused for three months for an internal review of the state’s death penalty procedures. The governor in November directed the state prison system to undertake a “top-to-bottom” review of death penalty procedures after …

Alabama to resume executions after multiple failed injections prompted system review, governor says
2 years ago

Alabama to resume executions after multiple failed injections prompted system review, governor says

CNN  

CNN — Alabama will resume the executions of death row inmates, the governor said Friday, three months after multiple failed lethal injections prompted an internal review of the state’s capital punishment system. In November, Ivey asked Marshall to pause executions and requested the state Department of Corrections to conduct a “top-to-bottom review of the state’s execution process” after problems with …

Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions
2 years, 1 month ago

Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — More than 170 pastors and other faith leaders on Tuesday urged Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to authorize an independent review of execution procedures, as Oklahoma and Tennessee did after a series of failed lethal injections in those states. The group applauded Ivey for taking the “bold and necessary step” of ordering a review of Alabama execution procedures …

Alabama extends time for executions, ends automatic review
2 years, 2 months ago

Alabama extends time for executions, ends automatic review

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has changed death penalty procedures to give the prison system more time to carry out executions — a move that comes after a string of troubled lethal injections in the state — and also eliminated an automatic review for trial errors in death penalty cases. Kay Ivey’s office called the time window change a “win for …

More Than A Third Of U.S. Executions This Year Were 'Botched,' Report Finds
2 years, 2 months ago

More Than A Third Of U.S. Executions This Year Were 'Botched,' Report Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING More than a third of executions in America this year were “botched,” according to a shocking new report — a record in a period of time when capital punishment is at a 30-year low. Seven of 20 execution efforts were clearly “visually problematic,” stated a year-end report by the Death Penalty Information Center. Robert Dunham, executive director …

Alabama governor seeks more time to carry out executions
2 years, 3 months ago

Alabama governor seeks more time to carry out executions

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. “In several recent executions, last-minute gamesmanship by death row inmates and their lawyers has consumed a lot of valuable time, preventing the department from carrying out its execution protocol between the conclusion of all legal challenges in the federal courts and the expiration at the death warrant issued by your court,” Ivey wrote. While Ivey …

Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection
2 years, 3 months ago

Alabama pausing executions after 3rd failed lethal injection

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection. Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the department is fully committed to the review and is “confident that we can get this done right.” “Everything is on the table — …

Alabama governor asks to pause executions and review system after recent lethal injections halted
2 years, 4 months ago

Alabama governor asks to pause executions and review system after recent lethal injections halted

CNN  

CNN — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has asked the state’s attorney general to pause executions and requested a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system following multiple failed lethal injections. “Ivey on Monday asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw the state’s two pending motions to set execution dates in the cases of Alan Eugene Miller and James Edward …

Alabama Fails To Complete Lethal Injection For 3rd Time
2 years, 4 months ago

Alabama Fails To Complete Lethal Injection For 3rd Time

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s string of troubled lethal injections, which worsened late Thursday as prison workers aborted another execution because of a problem with intravenous lines, is unprecedented nationally, a group that tracks capital punishment said Friday. A leader at the Death Penalty Information Center, an anti-death penalty group with a large database on executions, said no …

Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time
2 years, 4 months ago

Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s string of troubled lethal injections, which worsened late Thursday as prison workers aborted another execution because of a problem with intravenous lines, is unprecedented nationally, a group that tracks capital punishment said Friday. A leader at the Death Penalty Information Center, an anti-death penalty group with a large database on executions, said no state other than …

Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time
2 years, 4 months ago

Alabama fails to complete lethal injection for 3rd time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alabama's string of troubled lethal …

Alabama calls off execution after difficulties inserting IV
2 years, 4 months ago

Alabama calls off execution after difficulties inserting IV

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama’s execution of a man convicted in the 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher’s wife was called off Thursday just before the midnight deadline because state officials couldn’t find a suitable vein to inject the lethal drugs. Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said prison staff tried for about an hour to get the two required …

Alabama gov: Execution set despite wishes of victim’s family
2 years, 7 months ago

Alabama gov: Execution set despite wishes of victim’s family

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s governor said Wednesday that she has decided the state will proceed later this week with a plan to execute a man convicted of killing his former girlfriend decades ago, overriding a plea from the victim’s family to spare the man’s life. But Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall urged Ivey to let execution plans proceed and ensure …

Alabama execution to proceed over wishes of victim's family
2 years, 7 months ago

Alabama execution to proceed over wishes of victim's family

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alabama's governor said Wednesday that …

Alabama executes murderer one day after signing near-total ban on abortions to ‘protect life’
5 years, 10 months ago

Alabama executes murderer one day after signing near-total ban on abortions to ‘protect life’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It’s a contradiction that I always observed,” said …

Alabama inmate who wanted nitrogen spared lethal injection
5 years, 11 months ago

Alabama inmate who wanted nitrogen spared lethal injection

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama inmate convicted in the 1991 sword-and-dagger slaying of a pastor was spared a lethal injection when his death warrant expired before a divided U.S. Supreme Court voted early Friday to let the execution proceed. Justice Neil Gorsuch’s said judges should guard against efforts to use challenges to the method of execution “as tools to interpose …

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