Alabama Governor Spares Death Row Inmate Who Didn’t Pull the Trigger

It is only the second commutation for Gov. Kay Ivey, a Republican. The inmate, Charles Burton, was scheduled to die even ...

Ivey commutes controversial Alabama death sentence 2 days ahead of Sonny Burton’s execution

Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton to life in prison with no chance of parole. Burton, 75, was set to be executed on Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia for the 1991 ...

Alabama governor commutes death sentence of man whose accomplice fired fatal shot

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted the death sentence of a 75-year-old inmate who was set to be executed this week even though he was not in the building when the victim was killed during a 1991 robbe ...

Ivey faces barrage of critics as controversial Alabama execution nears: 'Do the right thing'

A social media post by Gov. Kay Ivey reflecting on her childhood and accomplishments sparked hundreds of requests for the governor to use her authority to stop the execution of a man who was convicted ...