Editor’s Note: On Nov. 18, 2021, the Shelby County District Attorney conceded that Pervis Payne has an intellectual disability and therefore, can not be executed. On Nov. 23, his death sentence was formally set aside. Payne will face resentencing at a later date. As the sun began its descent on the Wednesday workday and the […]
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