Opinion As governors, we oversaw executions. We’ve lived to regret it.
By Robert Bentley
and Don Siegelman
May 23, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. ED
"As governors, we had the power to commute the sentences of all those on Alabama’s death row to life in prison. We no longer have that constitutional power, but we feel that careful consideration calls for commuting the sentences of the 146 prisoners who were sentenced by non-unanimous juries or judicial override, and that an independent review unit should be established to examine all capital murder convictions."
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