In response to recent child sex abuse cases in Alabama, state lawmakers are advocating for legislation that would extend the death penalty to those convicted of

A pair of Alabama lawmakers held a press conference in Montgomery Thursday morning to talk about their push to make child rape cases death penalty eligible. Alabama lawmakers discuss death penalty for child sex abuse crimes Should the death penalty be on the table for people who sexually abuse children in Alabama?

Alabama lawmakers are preparing to reintroduce a bill that would make the rape or sodomy of a child a capital offense, punishable by death, state officials said in a press conference Thursday. Rep. Matt Simpson,