Alabama Executes First Inmate Following Review of Lethal Injection Procedures
Alabama is set to carry out its first lethal injection since a pause in executions due to difficulties with IV insertion. James Barber, convicted of the 2001 beating death of a woman, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. Advocacy groups have raised concerns about the state's execution process following a series of botched executions. Barber's attorneys have sought to block the execution, citing past problems, but the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to halt it. The state conducted an internal review and made changes, including giving more time for execution procedures.