Courts Appeals court rules Alabama violated constitutional rights of death row inmate After 25 years on death row, Michael Sockwell's case is eligible to be retried Mary Claire WootenJuly 2, 2025
Legislature Committee approves bill expanding death penalty for child sexual assault The Senate Judiciary Committee approved HB49 which proposes the death penalty for child rape and sodomy under 12. Mary Claire WootenMarch 6, 2025
Prisons Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier with nitrogen, adding to state’s grim record Alabama has a long and deeply flawed history with capital punishment. Bill BrittFebruary 7, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Capital Punishment: A stain on Alabama’s justice system From public hangings to the nitrogen hypoxia controversy, the state exemplifies everything wrong with capital punishment. Bill BrittMay 21, 2024