Holman Correctional Facility

Holman Correctional Facility, located in Atmore, Alabama, is a state prison. Recent news focuses on the facility because Charles “Sonny” Burton, an inmate scheduled for execution, was incarcerated there. Burton's case gained attention when Governor Kay Ivey commuted his death sentence just two days before his scheduled execution in March 2026. Burton's accomplice fired the fatal shot in the crime for which he was convicted. Protests were held outside the Alabama Capitol and the Governor's Mansion urging clemency. The provided photos of Burton were taken at Holman Correctional Facility in 2025. The facility is relevant as the location where inmates facing execution, like Burton, are held, making it central to discussions surrounding capital punishment in Alabama.