A peaceful prayer vigil took place near the front gate of the penitentiary in opposition to capital punishment beginning at 9 a.m. and concluding with the news the execution had taken place.
Oklahoma death-row inmate executed by lethal injection
‘No healing will come’ from Alabama execution, Catholic group says
In response to the Supreme Court’s May 30 decision to allow the execution of an Alabama death-row inmate, a Catholic group seeking to end the death penalty said in a tweet: “Our work to build a more restorative criminal justice system continues.”