death penalty

The state of Alabama is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for permission to proceed with the execution of a man convicted of killing his estranged wife and…

The state of Alabama put Robert Melson to death last night for killing three people during a 1994 robbery of a Gadsden fast food restaurant.Melson was…

A death row inmate in Alabama is looking to halt his upcoming execution due to the use of a sedative that his lawyers say has “failed to work properly in…

An inmate once called the "Houdini" of Alabama's death row for escaping seven past execution dates was put to death early this morning for a 1982 contract…

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay on the execution of an Alabama prison inmate.The nation's high court stayed the execution of Tommy…

The United States Supreme Court will not reconsider the appeal of an Alabama death row inmate scheduled to be executed next month.Yesterday, Supreme Court…

State lawmakers return from spring break Tuesday to a full plate of issues. State budgets, prison construction and action on the proposed impeachment of…

The Alabama House of Representatives is expected to vote this week on a bill prohibiting judges from imposing a death sentence after a jury recommends…

Alabama may be close to putting an end to the unusual practice of allowing judges to hand down death sentences in capital murder cases despite a jury…

The Alabama Senate may debate a bill later today that would prohibit judges from imposing a death sentence after a jury has already recommended life…