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The Birmingham News reports, "Bill to increase number of witnesses to execution passes Legislature."   It was posted on one of the paper's blogs by Tom Gordon yesterday evening.The Alabama Legislature passed today a bill that would allow up to six immediate family members of a crime victim to witness the perpetrator's execution. The measure would extend the same right to six immediate family members of the prisoner who is being put to death. None of the witnesses can be younger than 19. Sen. Harri Anne Smith, R-Slocomb, the bill's Senate sponsor, said she expects Gov. Bob Riley will sign the legislation. Smith said Riley should sign the bill in time to allow Pat Jones of Abbeville and her five brothers to witness the execution next week of Willie McNair, who was sentenced to death for the 1990 robbery-murder of their mother...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on May 08, 2009 (boomark / email).