Governor Ivey issues request for executions to resume following ADOC review

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WBMA) — Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday that she requested Attorney General Steve Marshall move forward in obtaining execution warrants from the Alabama Supreme Court.

Late last year, Governor Ivey paused state executions after the clock ran out to complete several of them.

Governor Ivey ordered the department of corrections to conduct a top-down review of procedures, to ensure that once an execution is started, it will be completed.

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That review was completed.

ADOC Commissioner John Hamm sent a letter to Governor Ivey reading in part -- "after completing this thorough review, I am confident that the department is ready as possible to deliver closure for the victims' families and justice for all Alabamians."

Since the pause was ordered last year, Hamm said the department of corrections has added to it's pool of medical personnel and upgraded equipment used to carry out an execution.

The law has also changed allowing Governor Ivey to set a time window for an execution to help offset the time crunch previously in place while waiting for a supreme court ruling on a last-minute appeal.