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Anti-death penalty group wants more than clemency for convicted Alabama killer Rocky Myers
Those who had been pushing for that clemency are also shocked the governor granted the first death sentence commutation in Alabama this century. Abraham Bonowitz with the group, Death Penalty Action.
Alabama Death Row inmate Toforest Johnson’s lawyers push for new trial after Steve Marshall’s ‘alarming’ actions
Toforest Johnson has always maintained his innocence, and the DA is unsure of his conviction. But Alabama Attorney General ...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes death sentence of Robin Dion Myers, a first in her tenure
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commuted a death sentence for the first time in her tenure Friday, sparing inmate Robin Dion "Rocky" Myers. The Alabama Supreme Court had cleared the way for Myers to ...
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Should Louisiana publicly release its nitrogen gas execution protocols? Courts weigh arguments
Louisiana's nitrogen gas execution protocol hasn't been released to the public. "It relates to the most solemn … government ...
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Will Louisiana publicly release its execution protocols?
A court battle is gearing up over whether Louisiana’s execution protocol is a public record, in a case that could decide ...
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Lethal injection, electrocution and now firing squads. A look at US execution methods
South Carolina is preparing this week to execute a man by firing squad, a capital punishment method that hasn’t been used in the U.S. in nearly 15 years.