Weekly Report from the Board Meeting at Holman Prison 8.7.24
Governor Ivey set 9.26.24 as the execution date for Alan Eugene Miller, who survived a 2022 lethal injection attempt. Talking Points are at: https://www.phadp.org/execution-alert-alan-eugene-miller-9-26-24/ and most importantly please sign the petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-the-execution-of-alan-miller-in-alabama
https://www.al.com/news/2024/08/alabama-settles-case-with-death-row-inmate-set-to-die-in-september. “Miller said he’s open to having the gas mask fitted to his face prior to his September execution, but only if a doctor, medical professional or third party appointed by a federal judge does the fitting.”
Alabama to move forward with nitrogen gas execution in September after lawsuit settlement It is important to note the statement by Miller’s attorney: “No court upheld the constitutionality of the state’s proposed nitrogen hypoxia method of execution in Mr. Miller’s case, thus the state’s claim that it “successfully defend(ed)” that method’s “constitutionality” is incorrect. By definition, a settlement agreement does not involve a ruling on the merits of the underlying claim.”
Austin Sarat https://verdict.justia.com/2024/08/05/new-evidence-of-nitrogen-hypoxias-brutality-should-lead-alabama-to-reconsider-its-next-execution-plan and we quote: “In the end, Kenneth Smith’s spiritual advisor got it right when he said that Smith’s execution “wasn’t just death of a man—it was death to any idea that there could be anything humane about executing a person.” Alabama should learn that lesson and cancel its plan to execute Alan Miller by nitrogen hypoxia.
The attorney general’s office asked the Alabama Supreme to authorize an execution date for Carey Dale Grayson using nitrogen hypoxia.
For a general update about what is happening in this country with the death penalty we quote our partners of Death Penalty Action: “Sure enough, new execution dates have been set in Texas, Florida, Utah (first since 2010) and are being sought in Alabama (another GAS execution), and Indiana (first since 2009). In Louisiana and South Carolina, there's a bloodbath on the way. Any day now we may expect the setting of a slew of execution dates in those states for the first time in over a decade.”
We thank all who are working so hard and diligently to stop all killing in Alabama! And as always in closing, we thank all our generous donors who either gave by going to our website and using the “donate” button or who gave directly. Thank you also to all who took the time to read our notes, commented, liked and shared them on Facebook. Stay safe and be kind to each other!
Esther
