Alabama Executes First Inmate Following Review of Lethal Injection Procedures
Alabama is set to carry out its first lethal injection since November after a review of execution procedures. James Barber, convicted of the 2001 beating death of a woman, is scheduled to be executed on Thursday. The state paused executions due to difficulties with inserting IVs, but after an internal review, Alabama plans to proceed. Advocacy groups have raised concerns about past botched executions, but the courts have refused to halt Barber's execution. The state argues that it has made efforts to correct any problems and has given itself more time to establish an IV line. Barber's execution is scheduled for Thursday evening.