Pastor can hold inmate’s hand during execution, says US state of Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama AP The US state of Alabama said it will allow a death row inmate’s pastor to hold his hand during a lethal injection next month, a decision that was made to end litigation over the issue. Lawyers for Alabama wrote in a June court document that inmates can now have a personal spiritual […]
US state of Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution
Montgomery, Alabama, USAP Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber, state lawyers wrote in a Thursday court filing. The move comes after the US Supreme Court this month sided with Alabama inmate Willie B Smith III who had sought to have his pastor […]
US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joins liberal justices to stay execution, grant inmate’s pastor access
Washington DC, USRNS US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined three liberal justices in allowing a pastor to be present during an execution, hinting at her broader approach to religious liberty disputes. The decision regarding Dunn v Smith, which was handed down late Thursday evening, involved death row inmate Willie Smith, a Christian who requested his […]