Tag: Sharma Ruth Johnson
Alabama man faces 2nd execution date this year for killing
An Alabama man who avoided execution in February was scheduled to be put to death Thursday for the 1991 killing of a...
Alabama only state to limit media to 1 witness at execution
Alabama will be the third state to carry out an execution during the COVID-19 pandemic and will be the only prison system...
Ruling could block Alabama execution scheduled next week
An appellate court on Friday ordered a judge to consider a request to block an Alabama execution next week as attorneys argue...
Mental capacity at issue as Alabama man faces execution date
Federal judges heard arguments Wednesday about whether an Alabama inmate had the mental capacity to understand the paperwork setting up his planned...
Judge dismisses execution lawsuit, reprimands AG’s office
On Friday, a federal judge paved the way for Alabama to proceed with a lethal injection next month and reprimanded the state...
Pastor can hold inmate’s hand during execution
Alabama said it will allow a death row inmate’s pastor to hold his hand during a lethal injection next month, a decision...
Religion and the death penalty collide at the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is sending a message to states that want to continue to carry out the death penalty: Inmates must be...
Alabama set to carry out its first execution during pandemic
Alabama is preparing to execute an inmate by lethal injection in what would be the state’s first death sentence carried out during...
