Burton also is in poor health with rheumatoid arthritis. He primarily uses a wheelchair and has to wear a helmet due to ...

A Madison County man on death row for killing a retired NASA worker, is about to get a new trial. The Alabama Court of ...

Alabama is asking a federal appellate court to stop the new trial for a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row for a crime that DNA doesn’t tie him to. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office ...

Charles "Sonny" Burton, an Alabama death row inmate, is set for execution next month, sparking criticism over the fairness of his sentence compared to the actual shooter in the 1991 crime.

Charles “Sonny” Burton, 75, is set to be executed sometime between 12:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 12, 2026, and 6:00 a.m. on ...

Eddie Mae Ellison, from left, Jackie Bradford, Mary Bradford and Lois Harris hold signs on Jan. 28, 2026, in Montgomery, Ala., urging Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey to grant clemency for their family member ...

A Madison County man on death row for killing a retired NASA worker, is about to get a new trial. The Alabama Court of ...

In 2025 the United States executed 47 prisoners on death row, the highest number in 16 years. This figure makes Donald Trump ...