
Tread is a newsletter devoted to publishing unflinching journalism from the heart of the South.
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Sonny pictured with family and friends the day after his commutation. He had been scheduled to die the following day.
ATMORE, Ala.—It’s hard for Sonny Burton to wipe the smile off his face.
“I dodged death,” he told Tread inside the vis...
ATMORE, Ala.—Gov. Kay Ivey has commuted Sonny Burton’s sentence of death. She made the announcement Tuesday morning.
Barring further legal developments, Burton , 75, will now serve the remainder of his life in prison without the possibili...
Attorney John Mays holds a Klan banner at a rally in Alabama.
NOTE: This article contains strong language and descriptions of racial violence.
SPRINGVILLE, Ala.—Rocky Myers sees the best in everyone. He can’t help it.
“I’m a Christian...
Sonny Burton’s family hopes Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey will spare his life. Photo by Lee Hedgepeth
Sonny Burton can no longer walk.
His loved ones worry that, should the time come, prison staffers will have to roll the 75-year-old into Alabam...
Ant Boyd, chairman of Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty
Because of a failure by the nation’s highest court to enforce the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment, the experiment continues.
That was the conclusion of thr...
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The writers behind this newsletter.
I’m an investigative journalist based in Birmingham, AL. I hold a bachelor’s in political science from the University of South Alabama and master's degrees in community journalism and political development from Alabama and Tulane, respectively.
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