Alabama resumes capital punishment: First execution since suspension set to take place

Alabama puts man to death in first execution since suspension lifted

Alabama puts man to death in first execution since suspension lifted Alabama executed a man early on Friday for beating an elderly woman to death two decades ago, the state's first execution since Governor Kay Ivey lifted a suspension on capital punishment in February following a review.James Barber, 64, was put to death by lethal injection at 1:56 a.m. U.S. central time (0656 GMT) at the William Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama,…

Alabama resumes capital punishment: First execution since suspension set to take place

Alabama gave a go-ahead to capital punishment on Thursday (July 20), and planned the execution of James Barber, aged 64, who was convicted of brutally murdering 75-year-old Dorothy Epps during a robbery at her home in Harvest in 2001. The execution, the state's first since February, took place at the William Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore via lethal injection after 6 p.m. local time on Thursday, reported Reuters.

Alabama puts man to death in first execution since suspension lifted

Alabama executed a man early on Friday for beating an elderly woman to death two decades ago, the state’s first execution since Governor Kay Ivey lifted a suspension on capital punishment in February following a review. James Barber, 64, was put to death by lethal injection at 1:56 a.m. U.S. central time (0656 GMT) at the William Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama, the governor’s office said in an emailed statement. Barber was convi…