Jimi Barber Died a Forgiven Man
A man’s sincere jailhouse conversion met the indifference of the capital-punishment system.
Inside America's Death Chambers
How a country kills its condemned
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Alabama Wants to Kill Jimi Barber
After a year of botched executions, the state is eager to prove that it can kill someone without incident.
What It Means to Forgive the Unforgivable
James Barber killed Sarah Gregory’s grandmother in 2001. What connects them now?
Don’t Execute People in Public
But don’t execute them in secret, either.
Alabama Makes Plans to Gas Its Prisoners
After a series of botched executions, the state is choosing a path of technical, rather than moral, innovation.
A History of Violence
Why does Alabama keep botching executions?
On Murders Especially Heinous, Atrocious, or Cruel
The death-sentence trial of the Parkland shooter was an exercise in finding explanations where none existed.
Death of a Sinner
A Texas prisoner fought for the right to have his pastor pray over him and lay hands on him during his execution. Now his pastor reflects.
Dead Man Living
What happened when Alabama tried and failed to kill Alan Eugene Miller
Dead to Rights
What did the state of Alabama do to Joe Nathan James in the three hours before his execution?