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Supreme Court Requires Alabama Prison to Readmit Clergy for Death Row Inmates

News Staff : Feb 15, 2021  LifeSiteNews.com

Justice Elena Kagan wrote the opinion, with Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Barrett joining her and Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, and Roberts opposing.

(Washington, DC) — [LifeSiteNews.com]The Supreme Court last [week] granted the request of an Alabama prisoner seeking access to a clergy member during his execution. The Alabama Department of Corrections has banned all clergy from the death chamber, depriving prisoners like Willie Smith from praying with a clergy member during their final moments. Smith's execution was scheduled for last night, but a federal appeals court ordered Alabama to allow Smith's pastor in the death chamber, and the Supreme Court upheld that decision. (Image: Pixabay)

Justice Kagan, joined by Justices Breyer, Sotomayor, and Barrett, agreed with the Court's decision, writing that "past practice, in Alabama and elsewhere, shows that a prison may ensure security without barring all clergy members from the execution chamber."

"If Willie Smith has to leave this world, he shouldn't have to leave it all alone," said Diana Verm, senior counsel at Becket. "Alabama used to know that, which is why it always required a chaplain to be with the condemned man until the end. Prisoners should be allowed to make peace with their Maker in their final moments. We are glad the Supreme Court has ensured that can happen in this case"... Subscribe for free to Breaking Christian News here

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