With a final appeal by prison officials turned away by the U.S. Supreme Court, reporters retained the right to observe an entire execution first-hand. Despite a campaign by state prison officials to ...

Authorities attempt on a daily basis to glean intelligence from jailhouse communications, monitoring inmates’ telephone calls and screening their mail. The eavesdropping can be a mundane task. But in ...

The scheduled execution of an Alabama Death Row inmate will not go forward next week as the state waits for the completion of a court-ordered psychiatric evaluation. A judge last month stayed the Aug.

ATMORE, Ala. (WIAT) – Alabama prison officials are reminding members of the media to “wear a complete set of undergarments” if they plan to witness the execution of Alan Eugene Miller scheduled for ...