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Does alabama have the death penalty?

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1927 – Alabama replaces hanging with electrocution as its method of execution. 1972 – The Supreme Court strikes down the death penalty in Furman v. Georgia. 1976 – Alabama passes a law reinstating capital punishment. read more

Alabama is the only state whose anti-death penalty organization (Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty) was founded by death row inmates in 1989. The Chairman and Board are at Holman on death row. read more

Capital punishment is a legal penalty in the U.S. state of Alabama. Alabama has the highest per capita death penalty rate in the country. In some years, its courts impose more death sentences than Texas, a state that has a population five times as large. read more

Alabama, along with 31 other states, permits the death penalty. Like in many states, a person who has committed a capital murder in Alabama can be sentenced to life imprisonment instead of the death penalty. read more

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