by Craig Nash | Mar 12, 2026 | News
On Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey granted clemency to a death-row inmate who was sentenced for a murder he was not charged with committing. Charles “Sonny” Burton had been awaiting execution for his role in the 1991 robbery of an auto parts store by a group of men...
by Craig Nash | Mar 5, 2026 | News
In 1991, six men walked into an auto parts store in Talladega, Alabama, to rob it. One of the men, Charles “Sonny” Burton, walked out of the store before another, Derrick DeBruce, shot and killed Doug Battle, a customer. In exchange for their testimony and plea deals,...
by Craig Nash | Dec 9, 2024 | Feature, News
Thousands of religious and civic leaders are calling on President Biden to commute the sentences of all federal inmates on death row before his term ends in January. Those calling for this released letters today through more than a dozen organizations across the...
