Kay Ivey

‘It’s Absolute Hell.’ Coronavirus Derails Parole Hearings Across U.S. As Health Risks To Prisoners Grow

In Alabama and elsewhere, canceled hearings and new procedures are complicating the parole process for people hoping to be freed.

Lauren Gill Apr 07, 2020

Alabama Officials Executed Nathaniel Woods Despite Claims of Innocence. Then, Against His Religious Beliefs, They Autopsied His Body

‘It was almost like they were going to do whatever they could to demean him and take away his dignity,’ Woods’s spiritual adviser said.

Beth Shelburne Mar 25, 2020

Alabama Executes Nathaniel Woods Despite Claims That He Was An ‘Innocent Man’

‘I think everyone involved— the governor, the attorney general, the DOC commissioner—everyone knew it,’ his lawyer said.

Lauren Gill Mar 06, 2020

Alabama Prepares To Execute A Man Whose Case Is Haunted By Claims Of Police Misconduct

Nathaniel Woods, who was convicted in connection with the deaths of three Birmingham police officers in 2004, is ‘100 percent innocent,’ the man who shot the officers told The Appeal.

Lauren Gill Feb 24, 2020

Hundreds of Alabama Prisoners See Opportunity For Freedom Delayed After Parole Hearings Canceled

The parole board failed to comply with a new law about notifying victims, the board’s director said.

Lauren Gill Sep 12, 2019