- The governor also ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system.
- The order was issued through the governor’s office in a statement saying Ivey has asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw motions seeking execution dates for two inmates and that she has requested the state’s Department of Corrections to undertake a full review of the state’s execution process.
- The order followed the uncompleted execution Thursday – the state’s second such instance of being unable to put an inmate to death in the past two months and its third since 2018.
