Tag: Capital punishment

House votes 86-5 in favor of bill allowing the death penalty for child rape, sodomy

A bill by State Rep. Matt Simpson (R-Daphne) permitting the death penalty for child sex offenders is heading to the Alabama Senate after clearing the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

State carries out third nitrogen gas execution of Carey Grayson — 'It takes a truly vicious monster to commit this kind of crime'

The State of Alabama successfully carried out the nitrogen gas execution of a combative Carey Dale Grayson on Thursday evening for the 1994 kidnapping, murder and mutilation of a female hitchhiker.

Matt Clark: The case for capital punishment of child sex traffickers

There’s both a moral and constitutional case for why this crime deserves death.

Ivey calls for temporary halt to executions in Alabama — Says 'criminals hijacking the system'

Governor Kay Ivey called for a halt on all executions after a rash of unsuccessful lethal injections has presented a dim view of the state's protocols.