Alabama Department of Corrections, AG’s office face possible sanctions in death penalty case

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: April 30, 2026

Words: 528

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A federal judge Tuesday threatened officials from the Alabama Department of Corrections and the state Attorney General’s Office with sanctions after ruling they made false statements regarding the state’s protocol for nitrogen gas executions.

U.S. District Court Judge Emily Marks ruled that former ADOC Commissioner John Hamm, Deputy Commissioner Charles Williams; Holman Correctional Warden Terry Raybon and Brenton L. Thompson of the AG’s Office had falsely stated that it could not maintain data collected for …

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