Advocates urge Gov. Kay Ivey to stop Alabama's latest execution, citing abolished judicial override

Advocates urge Gov. Kay Ivey to stop Alabama's latest execution, citing abolished judicial override

Calls grow to halt Jeffery Lee's Alabama execution Thursday as advocates urge Gov. Kay Ivey to stop a death sentence imposed through judicial override

ACLU asks Gov. Ivey to revisit judicial override death sentences as her term nears end

Alabama ended judicial override in 2017. However, the ACLU says the change did not apply retroactively to people who were already on death row after having their jury's life recommendation overridden by a judge.