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Five of the state’s 67 counties account for nearly half of all death sentences imposed since 2012. By:Ralph Chapoco-December 15, 20257:01 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/ An oxygen mask. Alabama attaches a similar-looking mask to a condemned inmate when conducting executions using nitrogen hypoxia. An Alabama Reflector analysis of death sentences handed down in the…

View PDF For Immediate Release:December 10, 2025 For press inquiries only, contact:Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Washington, D.C.) – Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court in Hamm v. Smith to defend the State’s ability to enforce lawful capital sentences by preventing the unjustified expansion of a limited exception for capital offenders who are…

By:Ralph Chapoco-December 10, 20254:14 pm Article courtesy of : https://alabamareflector.com/  The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday heard arguments in an Alabama death penalty case, in which the state is challenging lower court determinations that Joseph Clifton Smith, convicted of the 1997 murder of Durk Van Dam, is intellectually…

The legislation from Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, would allow parole and probation officers to restrict electronic communications for an offender. By:Ralph Chapoco-November 7, 20257:01 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/  Rep. Mack Butler, R-Rainbow City, speaking to the House Education Policy Committee on April 9, 2025, in the Alabama House in Montgomery, Alabama. Butler has…

By:Ralph Chapoco-October 28, 20257:01 am Article coutesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/  A prison dorm at Holman Correctional Facility on Oct. 23, 2019. Forty people have been executed in the United States in this year, the most since 2013. (File) Alabama’s execution of Anthony Boyd on Thursday added to the growing number of executions for the year. Boyd…

View PDF For Immediate Release:October 21, 2025 For press inquiries only, contact:Amanda Priest (334) 322-5694William Califf (334) 604-3230 (Montgomery, Ala) – Attorney General Steve Marshall today hosted the 26th Annual Alabama Attorney General’s Law Enforcement Summit. The Summit, held at the Church of the Highlands, provided continuing education training for law enforcement and attorneys from…

Seven victims were under the age of 20. By:Anna Barrett-October 5, 20259:35 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/  Montgomery Police Chief James Graboys speaking to press on Oct. 5, 2025, after a mass shooting on the night of Oct. 4 in downtown Montgomery. Graboys said Sunday afternoon no arrests have been made in the shooting that…

The changes would allow broader consideration of a parole applicant’s discipline record and more flexibility with job and housing plans. By:Ralph Chapoco-August 28, 2025 6:59 am Article courtesy of: https://alabamareflector.com/ Legislators signaled to Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles staff Wednesday that they will recommend modifications to the parole guidelines finalized by the board last…

Caleb Taylor | 07.18.25 Article courtesy of: 1819 News Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles amends parole guidelines, rejects victims’ rights group proposals The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles adopted new amended parole guidelines at a meeting on Thursday. The parole guidelines are a tool that provides a baseline score used by the board to evaluate an…