Overview

• Alabama has scheduled West’s execution by nitrogen gas for Thursday, more than two decades after his conviction.
• Will Berry, who was 11 when his mother was killed, forgave West and asked the governor to stop the execution after exchanging letters with him.
• Gov. Ivey replied in a Sept. 11 letter that Alabama law imposes death for the most egregious murders and that it is her duty to enforce it.
• Prison officials denied a requested in-person meeting between Berry and West, citing a rule barring visits between victims and incarcerated people.
• West was convicted of capital murder for the 1997 Etowah County robbery killing of Margaret Parrish Berry, with a jury recommending death by a 10–2 vote.