MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WDNews) — Gov. Kay Ivey has set a September execution window for Alabama death row inmate Jeffery Lee.
The execution is scheduled to begin at 12 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, and will expire on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026. Lee is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection.
Lee was sentenced to death for the capital murders of Jimmy Ellis and Elaine Thompson, along with the attempted murder of Helen King.
The Alabama Supreme Court previously authorized the Alabama Department of Corrections to carry out Lee’s death sentence and directed the governor to establish the execution time frame. Under the court’s order, the execution window could not begin until at least 30 days after the order was issued.
In a letter to Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Greg Lovelace, Ivey established a 30-hour execution window beginning Sept. 17. The governor also noted that while she has no current plans to grant clemency, she retains the authority under the Alabama Constitution to issue a reprieve or commutation before the execution is carried out.
The Alabama Supreme Court’s order serves as the official execution warrant.
