State Alabama executes Keith Edmund Gavin for 1998 murder Gavin was convicted of the 1998 murder of William Clayton Jr., who was shot outside of a bank in Centre. Josh MoonJuly 19, 2024
Featured Opinion Opinion | Alabama lacks the moral standing to conduct executions After Thursday's execution, Gov. Kay Ivey said, "In Alabama, we uphold the rule of law." Which laws are those, exactly? Josh MoonNovember 17, 2023
Prisons McWhorter second incarcerated person executed in Alabama this year Casey McWhorter, 49, was executed by the state via lethal injection for the 1993 murder and robbery of Edward Lee Williams Sr. Patrick DarringtonNovember 17, 2023
Governor Ivey sets first execution since statewide moratorium The state will now have 30 hours to carry out the execution, a six-hour boost over the previous limit. Jacob HolmesMay 31, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Gov. v. AG: Fight over execution process, aiming higher is the answer By contradicting Ivey on the execution moratorium, Marshall made clear that respect for decency and law aren't important to him. Josh MoonDecember 6, 2022
Prisons Gov. Kay Ivey announces moratorium on executions, orders “top-to-bottom review” The governor asked the attorney general not to seek additional executions for other incarcerated people until after "a top-to-bottom review." John H. GlennNovember 21, 2022
Prisons Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith halted after failed attempt to find vein Commissioner John Hamm assured Ivey that the Department of Corrections was prepared to carry out the death sentence successfully, only to fail again. Bill BrittNovember 18, 2022
Featured Opinion “A mess”: Federal judge slams ADOC for handling of execution method The judge took issue with ADOC's secretive ways and mishandling of nitrogen hypoxia documents. Josh MoonOctober 19, 2022
Opinion Opinion | It’s time to end all executions It is time to spare the life of Alan Eugene Miller and all the other persons on death row. Rev. Tom DuleySeptember 1, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | Alabama apparently tortured a man. No one seems to care The account from Joe Nathan James' autopsy is horrifying, and no one in Alabama government is talking about it. Josh MoonAugust 22, 2022