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1700 plus dead bodies in the prisons since 2019 isn't hype. Alabama prisons have the highest death rate in the nation. The status quo denial of this truth is a damn shame & an insult to the hundreds of families victimized by this system every day through extortion, drug addiction and threats of harm and real harm to their families.
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Public records champions @EvanMealins & @KellyPuenteTN continue to pry details from the state around failed executions.
Tennessee has spent $1.175M on lethal injection drugs in recent years while failing to carry out two of its three recent executions.
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Attorney thanks Alabama governor for commuting Toforest Johnson’s death sentence.
“We are grateful to Governor Ivey for diligently reviewing Toforest’s case and taking action to spare an innocent man from execution,” said Ty Alper, one of Johnson’s attorneys, “This significant milestone was made possible by Alabamians from all sectors of society united in their belief that Toforest does not belong on death row. That list now includes Governor Ivey.”
“Toforest Johnson is innocent,” his attorney said. “Now it is up to the courts to overturn his conviction and grant him a new trial. We will keep fighting until he is home with his family.”
wsfa.com/2026/10/20/gov-ivey… @wsfa12news @JessicaUmbroTV @eji_org @PHADP @AlabamaArise @uscedp @WTIUSA @innocence @CCATDP #deathpenalty
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Toforest Johnson wakes up today knowing the state of Alabama will not execute him. I am thinking of him, his love & commitment to his family, his five children and 19 grandchildren, his dear mother, Donna. And how this family has never wavered, never stopped believing and hoping and praying. And neither has he.
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I remember #WillieSmith executed by the state of Alabama on Oct 21, 2021. He was sentenced to death despite a non-unanimous sentencing recommendation and executed despite having intellectual disabilities (IQ of 64). Read: eji.org/news/willie-smith-al…
#EndTheDeathPenalty
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TOFOREST JOHNSON'S DEATH SENTENCE HAS BEEN COMMUTED! Gov. Kay Ivey grants clemency in long-running wrongful conviction. I am sobbing with gratitude and relief.
More work to do, but this is a victory for truth and justice. Thank you, God!!!!!!!!!!
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NEW: Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey commutes the death sentence of Toforest Johnson to life in prison. This is her third commutation since 2025, while she has authorized at least 27 executions since 2017.
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Breathtaking glimpse of freedom's first moment, collapsing in his mother's arms after 40 years of incarceration. Thank you @AlaAppleseed for creating pathways out of prison. Read more about Mr. Sam Brison's recent parole here. Photo by @RonaldMckeithen. #secondchances #redemption facebook.com/share/p/1Bzn1vo…
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Christa Pike is conscious and speaking. tennessean.com/story/news/20…
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The Key Witness Against Richard Glossip Just Returned to Court. It Didn’t Go Well. “Decades after blaming Glossip for his own actions, Justin Sneed is less credible than ever — and prosecutors know it.” theintercept.com/2026/10/06/… @theintercept @LilianaSegura @chronic_jordan @RealRichGlossip @dknightlaw @uscedp @WTIUSA @innocence @fjp_org #Oklahoma #deathpenalty
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I’ve Covered Death Row Cases for Nearly a Decade. What Happened to Christa Pike Wasn’t an Anomaly. propublica.org/article/chris… @propublica @keribla @uscedp @Tndeathpenalty @CCATDP @Reprieve @amnesty @UNHumanRights @UN_SPExperts #deathpenalty
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There’s an execution scheduled for tomorrow in Texas, and lawyers are worried it could be a repeat of what happened to Christa Pike in Tennessee last week.
Here's why : propublica.org/article/chris…
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Opinion: Maybe Tennessee doesn't need a better way to execute people | Opinion tennessean.com/story/opinion…
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ALT Charles „Sonny“ Burton wurde in Alabama wegen seiner Beteiligung an einem Raubüberfall von 1991 zum Tode verurteilt. Unstrittig ist, dass Burton den dabei getöteten Doug Battle nicht erschoss und das Geschäft bereits verlassen hatte, als ein Mittäter den tödlichen Schuss abgab. Dennoch verbrachte Burton mehr als drei Jahrzehnte im Todestrakt. Seine für den 12. März 2026 geplante Hinrichtung löste eine breite Gnadenkampagne aus. Zwei Tage vorher wandelte Gouverneurin Kay Ivey das Todesurteil in lebenslange Haft ohne Bewährung um – unter ausdrücklichem Hinweis darauf, dass der tatsächliche Schütze nicht hingerichtet worden war.
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There’s an execution scheduled for tomorrow in Texas, and lawyers are worried it could be a repeat of what happened to Christa Pike in Tennessee last week.
Here's why : propublica.org/article/chris…
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the notion that we still think that the best way for a family to find peace is to gleefully watch a person killed by the state in front of them……it’s like humanity hasn’t progressed beyond medieval times. utterly barbaric shit
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Quite often the ‘Executing States’ prove to us how barbaric they truly are; Christa Pike and her torturous experience this week is one gruesome example m.youtube.com/watch?v=hE4paU…
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Christa Pike’s lawyers had warned execution would be ‘difficult and perhaps cruel’ due to her veins. Ex-lawyer for woman Tennessee attempted to execute says defense filings said she was at risk for ‘exactly what happened.’ theguardian.com/us-news/2026… @guardian @MarnieDunbar @Tndeathpenalty @uscedp @CCATDP @nationalnow @Reprieve @amnestyusa @IACHumanRights @UN_SPExperts #deathpenalty
