Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has suspended executions in the state, calling for a 'top-to-bottom review' of the state's capital punishment system Monday after a third failed lethal injection.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has suspended executions in the state, calling for a"top-to-bottom review" of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after a third failed lethal injection.
This was the state’s second instance of being unable to put an inmate to death in the past two months, where similar problems prevented the state from going forward with the scheduled execution of Alan Eugene Miller on Sept. 22, and its third instance since 2018. Marshall didn't immediately respond if he would agree to Ivey's request. The attorney general"read the governor's and commissioner's comments with interest" and"will have more to say on this at a later date," said spokesman Mike Lewis.
In Smith's case, the state apparently didn't wait for the Supreme Court decision to begin preparations. His attorneys say Smith was strapped to the death chamber gurney at Holman Correctional Facility for four hours, even as his request for a stay was pending before the U.S. 11th Circuit Court. Smith, 57, was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection for the contract killing of Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett in 1988.
The governor said she made her decision in consideration of victims' loved ones who await executions, seeking closure and justice."I simply cannot, in good conscience, bring another victim’s family to Holman looking for justice and closure, until I am confident that we can carry out the legal sentence," she said in a statement.
ADOC officials later said James was not sedated but that they could not say whether he was"fully conscious" before being given the lethal dose. The state has refused attempts by the Advertiser to review records from James' execution, including protocols and the qualifications of those charged with preparing inmates for execution.
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