Updated · Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting · Aug 17
Ashonti Ford Probes Alabama Death Penalty in 4-Part Series
Updated
Updated · Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting · Aug 17
Ashonti Ford Probes Alabama Death Penalty in 4-Part Series
2 articles · Updated · Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting · Aug 17
Summary
A four-part investigative series examines how Alabama’s capital punishment system works, from sentencing through execution, in one of the nation’s most active death penalty states.
Ford’s reporting focuses on procedures many residents rarely see, including the state’s recent adoption of nitrogen hypoxia and evolving execution protocols.
The project draws on prosecutors, defense attorneys, faith leaders, victims’ advocates and execution witnesses to map the legal, ethical and human disputes around capital punishment.
Rather than arguing for or against executions, the series aims to give audiences a factual framework for understanding how Alabama’s system operates and why it draws national attention.