The Alabama Legislature begins its annual session Tuesday and will be ready to vote on bills as early as Thursday. A bill to make rape of a child younger than 12 a death penalty offense is near the ...

The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton — who, according to his attorneys, now primarily uses a wheelchair — for his conviction in the 1991 murder at a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s first-ever use ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An man convicted of ...

New data from a national watchdog group shows juries nationwide are sentencing fewer people to death, but executions are rising. According to the newly released 2025 report from the Death Penalty ...