The US state of Alabama continues to rely Death Penalty As a strong form of deterrence. Gov. Kay Ivey (78) wants his Justice Department to resume executions.
Republicans said Friday that Alabama is ready to “get justice” for victims’ families. He suspended the death penalty in his state in the southeastern United States in November to allow for a review of the investigations.
Kay Ivey (78), Governor of Alabama
Reason: In three executions, there were massive complications from lethal injection within a short period of time. One of the executions could only be carried out three hours late.
A death row inmate who failed to execute in September later told his case that staff spent more than an hour inserting needles.
What exactly changed after the review – not clear! The head of prisons said that the number of medical staff has been increased and new equipment has been ordered. In addition, execution committees take longer after a court decision: the strict 24-hour time limit no longer applies.
The Middle District of Alabama Federal Defender Program (which represents death row inmates), a nonprofit organization, described the review’s outcome as “disappointing, but unfortunately not surprising.”
He will die first
Alabama’s attorney general filed a request with the Supreme Court on Friday to set an execution date for James Barber. In 2001, he was sentenced to death for murdering elderly Dorothy Epps, 75.
Murderer James Barber will be the first to be executed after Alabama resumes the death penalty
“In Alabama, we recognize that there are crimes that are so heinous, cruel and inhumane that the only penalty is death,” said Attorney General Steve Marshall.
Half of the US states have abolished the death penalty altogether. Many others are currently on death row. Most executions take place in Texas, Missouri and Oklahoma.
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