MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Muslim inmate scheduled to be executed next week in Alabama said the state is violating his rights by requiring a Christian prison chaplain to stand near him as he is put to death ...

Alabama Execution Remains on Hold to Evaluate Whether Man Is Competent MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The scheduled execution of an Alabama Death Row inmate will not go forward next week as the state waits ...

Supreme Court dismissed Alabama’s appeal on IQ assessment method Joseph Clifton Smith was convicted of 1997 murder in Mobile County Smith’s IQ scores ranged from 72 to 78 with expert testimony ...

Alabama was fighting to execute a man who judges said is disabled. During a hearing in December, the justices said they were ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand an appeals court decision that barred Alabama from executing a man that lower courts found is likely intellectually disabled.

A death row inmate who raped and murdered a five-year-old girl is begging authorities to execute him as fast as possible. Jeremy Tremaine Williams, 41, was found guilty of killing Kamarie Holland in ...

By John Kruzel WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - A man convicted of a 1997 murder in Alabama will be spared execution after the ...