"[T]hird time in the modern history of Alabama's death penalty that a person facing execution received clemency."

"[A]ctivists held vigils every Monday for weeks in front of the governor’s mansion."

"I would have 100 percent died without it."
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Author: Liliana Segura @lilianasegura
Publication: The Intercept @TheIntercept
March 14, 2026
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#Alabama #USA #Incarceration #DeathPenalty
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/14/alabama-sonny-burton-execution-commutation/