Shaquille James Staples, 31, died Monday at UAB Hospital after he suffered a medical event at the jail, according to the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office. Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said the ...

Alabama has set an execution date for an inmate who dropped his appeals this summer and asked to be put to death.

(AP) — Alabama has ... sentenced to life in prison. The execution authorization by Ivey comes two weeks after the Republican granted clemency to another death row inmate, commuting the death ...