May 19, 2009
On Monday, May 18, 2009, the United States Supreme Court granted Alabama death row prisoner Holly Wood's request for review in Wood v. Allen (No. 08-...
May 19, 2009
Willie McNair was executed last week after courts refused to review the trial judge’s decision to sentence him to death even though the jury decided...
May 11, 2009
On Friday, May 8, 2009, EJI attorneys filed a motion asking the Alabama Supreme Court to stay the execution of Willie McNair because of questions...
May 7, 2009
Federal appellate Judge Boyce F. Martin Jr. has joined other state and federal judges in calling for renewed consideration of whether the death...
April 28, 2009
On April 21, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama found that Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Thomas is...
April 27, 2009
In an online poll by the Birmingham News last week, 78.8% of respondents said Alabama should abolish the death penalty altogether.
April 22, 2009
A Birmingham circuit court judge has ordered DNA testing in the case of Alabama death row inmate Tommy Arthur to assist her in evaluating another...
April 17, 2009
Jimmy Dill
The State of Alabama executed Jimmy Dill on April 16, 2009, in spite of serious concerns that he did not receive the adequate legal...
April 15, 2009
On Monday, April 13, 2009, EJI attorneys filed a motion asking the Alabama Supreme Court to stay the execution of Jimmy Dill, currently set for...
April 7, 2009
Kenneth Frazier (left) won the release of James "Bo" Cochran, who spent 19 years on Alabama's death row for a crime he did not commit.
