Gov. Kay Ivey's moratorium on executions in Alabama, which began in late November, has been lifted. In a letter to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, Ivey said “it is time to resume our duty of carrying out lawful death sentences.” More:
Published:The gurney in a lethal injection chamber is seen through a plate glass window in one of the witness rooms Oct. 7, 2002, at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama.Executions are back on in Alabama.
In a letter to Marshall, Ivey said, “it is time to resume our duty of carrying out lawful death sentences.” Ivey also asked the Alabama AG’s office to not seek additional execution dates for any other Alabama Death Row inmates until the review is complete.execution was called off just before midnight on Nov. 17. The state called off the lethal injection after not being able to find veins to start the intravenous lines needed for the three-drug cocktail, which had to be done before midnight when the execution warrant expired.
Prior to the court’s order, the rule had read like this: “The supreme court shall at the appropriate time enter an order fixing a date of execution, not less than 30 days from the date of the order...”In his letter to Ivey announcing the end of the internal review, Hamm said, “After discussing the matter with my staff, I am confident that the Department is as prepared as possible to resume carrying out executions consistent with the mandates of the Constitution.
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