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Alabama lawmakers distance themselves from parole board, families say loved ones ‘stuck for life’
Family members of those locked in Alabama’s prisons flooded a legislative meeting and told stories of their loved ones. Those who spoke detailed the horrors of the prison system, while some focused on the parole board.
Alabama argued to keep Lowe’s shoplifter in prison. Roy Moore came to his defense.
Willie Conner was spending his life in prison for stealing a nailgun in 2012 when Roy Moore called and offered to represent him. Last week, Moore fought for Conner's parole under intense questioning from one board member.
Alabama executes 64-year-old Keith Edmund Gavin for 1998 murder at ATM
The 64-year-old was executed for the March 1998 murder of William “Bill” Clayton Jr. in Cherokee County. Clayton was gunned down near an ATM while getting cash to take his wife on a date that evening.
Tracie Todd, embattled former Jefferson County judge, sues Chicago for taking back job offer
Tracie Todd, a Democrat who was first elected to the bench in 2012, stepped down last year after years of issues with the Alabama judicial system and was intending to take a job in Chicago.
Alabama paroles hit historic lows last year: Here’s what changed amid scrutiny in 2024
The parole rate during each month of 2024 has been more than double the average for 2023. Some say the increase is a step in the right direction, but there's more to be done.
Alabama executes Jamie Mills for elderly couple’s 2004 beating deaths
Jamie Ray Mills was sentenced to die for the June 2004 beating deaths of Floyd and Vera Hill. The elderly couple were beaten with a machete, a ball-peen hammer, and a tire iron at their Marion County home.
He missed a meeting and got sent back to prison. Now Alabama is giving him another chance.
Kenneth McCroskey's freedom comes after AL.com reported his case in the series “Denied: Alabama’s broken parole system.” After that story, a lawyer offered to represent him pro bono.
Timing of Alabama inmate Jamie Mills’ lethal injection lawsuit ‘inexplicable and inexcusable’: Judge
“The practice of filing lawsuits and requests for stay of execution at the last minute where the facts were known well in advance is ineffective, unworkable, and must stop," the judge wrote.
Alabama inmate Toforest Johnson’s death sentence ‘cannot be justified or allowed to stand,’ says DA
Toforest Johnson was convicted of capital murder in 1998 for the 1995 death of Jefferson County Deputy William Hardy. He's maintained his innocence and is seeking a new trial.
Federal judge rejects Alabama Death Row inmate Jamie Mills’ innocence claim
Jamie Mills argued his wife who testified against him in 2007 only did so because of a prearranged plea agreement that would spare her the death penalty.
Alabama inmate Jamie Mills set to die; argues innocence, challenges ‘tortuous’ execution method
Jamie Mills, who is set to be executed in two weeks, is arguing his former wife had a prearranged deal with prosecutors to testify against him.
Alabama set to kill another inmate with nitrogen gas; Date set for Alan Eugene Miller execution
Alabama is set to execute Alan Eugene Miller using nitrogen gas early this fall. It will be the state's, and the country's, second nitrogen execution ever.
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