Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution
July 30, 2026
July 30, 2026
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 30 -- The Equal Justice Initiative issued the following news:
[Category: Sociological]
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Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution
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Alabama lawmakers recognized nearly a decade ago that Alabama's unique practice of allowing an elected trial judge to reject a jury verdict of life and impose the death penalty was wrong.
The state legislature abolished judic . . .
[Category: Sociological]
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Despite Jury Verdicts for Life, People in Alabama Still Face Execution
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Alabama lawmakers recognized nearly a decade ago that Alabama's unique practice of allowing an elected trial judge to reject a jury verdict of life and impose the death penalty was wrong.
The state legislature abolished judic . . .