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Tread by Lee Hedgepeth

Lee Hedgepeth
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Tread is a newsletter devoted to publishing unflinching journalism from the heart of the South.

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Latest Issues

‘The Way We Respond’: The Execution of Jeffery Lee

ATMORE, Ala.—Jeffery Lee had thought long and hard about what makes us human.

After the death of former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia in 2016, Lee wrote about the topic in a piece called “Lost Humanity,” published by Project H...

25 days ago
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A Juror’s Prayer

A childhood photograph of Jeffery Lee, an Alabama man scheduled to die by lethal injection on Sept. 17.

Ozetta Thomas is praying that God saves Jeffery Lee’s life.

For years, she’d thought that she and a jury of Lee’s peers had already...

a month ago
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'I dodged death': Sitting down with Sonny Burton

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...

7 months ago
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Ivey spares life of Sonny Burton

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...

7 months ago
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On the advice of Klonsel: A look under the hood of an Alabama injustice

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...

7 months ago
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    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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