Federal Judge Demands New Trial After Decades on Death Row: Justice Delayed, But Not Denied for Alabama Man

For over three decades, Christopher Barbour has waited behind bars on Alabama’s death row, convicted of a murder clouded by questionable evidence and alleged police coercion. Now, a federal judge’s ruling demanding a new trial shines a harsh light on the systemic flaws that threaten both individual liberty and the integrity of American justice. How Long Will We Accept Justice Compromised? At the heart of this case is a confession that Barbour claims was coerced—a serious red flag that should have demanded rigorous scrutiny rather than dismissal. The newly revealed DNA evidence from 2021 throws the prosecution’s case into irreparable...