Judge weighs request to stop nation’s first execution by nitrogen, in Alabama
1 year, 3 months ago

Judge weighs request to stop nation’s first execution by nitrogen, in Alabama

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge heard diverging arguments Wednesday about the humaneness and risks of execution by nitrogen gas as he weighs whether to let Alabama attempt the nation’s first use of the method. Anesthesiologists, state officials, Smith and others testified during Wednesday’s daylong hearing, with much of it focused on the risk of vomiting, what Smith might experience and what would happen if he were not to receive pure nitrogen because of a faulty mask fitting. Smith’s attorneys said in their court filing that he must “either abstain from his religious exercise of audible prayer to avoid dislodging the mask or audibly pray and risk the dire consequences of breaking the mask’s seal.” Anderson responded that Smith can pray without the mask before execution witnesses arrive but it must be fitted before witnesses are brought into the prison. Smith’s attorneys also argued that Alabama proposed to execute him by nitrogen to end litigation and requirements to turn over information about what went wrong at the failed 2022 lethal injection.

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Louisiana death row inmate asks for last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Louisiana death row inmate asks for last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution

Associated Press  

— On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a last-minute court ruling to halt the death penalty from being carried out. Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, is scheduled to be put to death Tuesday evening using nitrogen gas, which would be the first time Louisiana has …

Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Appeals court says Louisiana can carry out the state’s first nitrogen gas execution next week

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s first execution using nitrogen gas is set to move forward as planned next week after a federal appeals court on Friday vacated a preliminary injunction granted by a lower judge. Hoffman’s attorney, Cecelia Kappel, denounced the decision, saying the “new execution method is likely to cause Jessie to suffer psychological terror and a torturous death.” Under the state’s …

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal
3 weeks, 1 day ago

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first nitrogen gas execution. The state says it will appeal

Associated Press  

— A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas, which was scheduled to take place next week. In her ruling, Dick said the court is tasked with answering the question: “Is nitrogen hypoxia cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment?” Dick went on to say that it is in the public’s interest to halt …

Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method

Associated Press  

— A death row inmate in Louisiana who is scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more “humane” method. Attorneys for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued against the capital punishment method of nitrogen hypoxia in a Baton Rouge federal court on …

Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
4 weeks ago

Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions

Hindustan Times  

— Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama's attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. “As Alabama has demonstrated, nitrogen hypoxia is a humane and effective method of execution,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said as he praised Louisiana’s plans to use it, …

Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
4 weeks ago

Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions

Associated Press  

— Hours after the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas in January last year, Alabama’s attorney general urged other states to also develop it as a method for carrying out death sentences. “As Alabama has demonstrated, nitrogen hypoxia is a humane and effective method of execution,” Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said as he praised Louisiana’s plans to use it, …

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas

Hindustan Times  

ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas Demetrius Frazier, 52, was pronounced dead at 6:36 p.m. at …

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas

NPR  

Alabama puts man to death in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas toggle caption Jake May/MLive.com/The Flint Journal ATMORE, Ala. — A man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in Alabama in the nation's fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Alabama became the first state to conduct …

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — An man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in Alabama in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas. Recently, Frazier’s mother and death penalty opponents had pleaded to Whitmer to take Frazier back to his home state of Michigan to complete his life sentence …

Convicted murderer to be executed in Alabama using nitrogen gas
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Convicted murderer to be executed in Alabama using nitrogen gas

Raw Story  

A serial rapist and murderer is to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Alabama on Thursday, the fourth use of the controversial execution method in the southern US state. Michigan does not have the death penalty and Frazier was serving a life sentence there for Kendrick's murder and for two separate rape convictions. Alabama carried out three executions …

Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution of Demetrius Frazier
2 months ago

Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution of Demetrius Frazier

CNN  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. AP — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel and causes psychological terror. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Frazier’s request for a preliminary injunction to either stop his …

Federal Judge rules Alabama's nitrogen execution method is constitutional
2 months ago

Federal Judge rules Alabama's nitrogen execution method is constitutional

India Today  

MONTGOMERY: A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel and causes psychological terror. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Frazier’s request for a preliminary injunction to either stop his execution on Thursday …

Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution
2 months ago

Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution

The Hindu  

A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., saying the inmate had not proven his claims that the new method is unconstitutionally cruel and causes psychological terror. Chief District Judge Emily C. Marks rejected Demetrius Frazier’s request for a preliminary injunction to either stop his execution on Thursday in …

Alabama inmate asks court to block nitrogen gas execution
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama inmate asks court to block nitrogen gas execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Attorneys for an Alabama inmate scheduled to be the fourth person put to death with nitrogen gas on Wednesday asked a federal judge to block the execution, arguing that the first three inmates showed signs of suffering from suffocation as the gas flowed. His attorneys in a Wednesday court filing asked a judge to block the execution …

Alabama schedules fourth nitrogen gas execution amid debate over method
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama schedules fourth nitrogen gas execution amid debate over method

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has scheduled its fourth execution by nitrogen gas as critics continue to argue the new method needs additional scrutiny. Alabama last year became the first state to carry out an execution with nitrogen gas. The state, which has maintained the movements are involuntary, has asked a federal judge to dismiss the lawsuit, noting Alabama has carried …

Alabama carries out third nitrogen gas execution
Top News
4 months, 1 week ago

Alabama carries out third nitrogen gas execution

Raw Story  

An Alabama man convicted of the murder of a hitchhiker was put to death by nitrogen gas on Thursday, officials said, the third use of the controversial execution method in the southern US state this year. The execution of Carey Grayson, 49, was conducted at the William Holman Correctional Facility in the town of Atmore, where he was pronounced dead …

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution
4 months, 1 week ago

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution

NPR  

Alabama carries out nation's 3rd nitrogen gas execution toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP ATMORE, Ala. — An Alabama man convicted in the 1994 killing of a hitchhiker cursed at the prison warden and made obscene gestures with his hands shortly before he was put to death Thursday evening in the nation's third execution using nitrogen gas. Sponsor Message Alabama Corrections Commissioner …

US state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gas
4 months, 1 week ago

US state of Alabama carries out third execution by nitrogen gas

Al Jazeera  

Carey Grayson was executed using controversial method after being convicted of the 1994 murder of a hitchhiker. A man convicted of murdering a hitchhiker 30 years ago has become the third person in the United States to be executed by nitrogen gas. Carey Grayson, 50, was executed in Alabama on Thursday after the US Supreme Court declined a request for …

Hitchhike killer to be executed with controversial nitrogen gas method
4 months, 1 week ago

Hitchhike killer to be executed with controversial nitrogen gas method

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Alabama this year began using nitrogen gas to …

Judge refuses to block nation's third scheduled nitrogen execution
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Judge refuses to block nation's third scheduled nitrogen execution

The Independent  

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Alan Miller becomes the second death row inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in the US
6 months, 1 week ago

Alan Miller becomes the second death row inmate executed by nitrogen hypoxia in the US

The Independent  

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Alabama Puts Man Convicted Of Killing 3 To Death In The Country’s Second Nitrogen Gas Execution
6 months, 1 week ago

Alabama Puts Man Convicted Of Killing 3 To Death In The Country’s Second Nitrogen Gas Execution

Huff Post  

FILE - Officials escort murder suspect Alan Eugene Miller away from the Pelham City Jail in Alabama, Aug. 5, 1999. via Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in …

Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution
6 months, 1 week ago

Alabama puts man convicted of killing 3 to death in the country’s second nitrogen gas execution

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama used nitrogen gas Thursday to execute a man convicted of killing three people in back-to-back workplace shootings, the second time the method that has generated debate about its humaneness has been used in the country Alan Eugene Miller, 59, was pronounced dead at 6:38 p.m. local time at a south Alabama prison. “I didn’t do anything …

Alan Eugene Miller: Alabama has executed the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas
6 months, 1 week ago

Alan Eugene Miller: Alabama has executed the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas

CNN  

CNN — Alan Eugene Miller was executed Thursday evening in Alabama, state officials said, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount to torture. Three families were forever changed by his heinous crimes, and I pray that they can find comfort all these years later.” Miller’s execution came after a …

Alabama opposes defense attorneys’ request to film nitrogen execution
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama opposes defense attorneys’ request to film nitrogen execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The state of Alabama asked a judge Friday to deny defense lawyers’ request to film the next execution by nitrogen gas in an attempt to help courts evaluate whether the new method is humane. The request to record the scheduled Sept. 26 execution of Alan Miller was filed by attorneys for another man facing the death penalty, …

Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas
7 months, 1 week ago

Lawyers for Alabama inmate seek to block his fall execution by nitrogen gas

The Independent  

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Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Alabama sets November date for third nitrogen execution

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s governor has set a Nov. 21 execution date for what is scheduled to be the nation’s third death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Kay Ivey set the execution date for Carey Dale Grayson, 49, after the Alabama Supreme Court last week ruled that it could take place. While Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall described the …

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Alabama settles lawsuit with death row inmate set to become second executed by nitrogen gas

CNN  

CNN — The office of Alabama’s attorney general has settled a federal lawsuit filed by death row inmate Alan Miller over the state’s plan for him to become the second known person in the nation to be executed using nitrogen gas. Miller’s lawsuit, he said, was “based on media speculation” the first person known to have been executed in the …

Nitrogen hypoxia execution doesn’t seem headed for widespread adoption as bills fall short and nitrogen producers object
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Nitrogen hypoxia execution doesn’t seem headed for widespread adoption as bills fall short and nitrogen producers object

CNN  

CNN — The day after Alabama carried out the first-known US execution using nitrogen gas, its attorney general sent a clear message to death penalty states that might want to follow suit: “Alabama has done it, and now so can you.” Indeed, in the weeks immediately following the January execution of Kenneth Smith, it appeared a handful of states were …

After nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama set to give man lethal injection for 2 slayings
10 months ago

After nation's 1st nitrogen gas execution, Alabama set to give man lethal injection for 2 slayings

The Independent  

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Alabama schedules second nitrogen gas execution for man who survived lethal injection attempt
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Alabama schedules second nitrogen gas execution for man who survived lethal injection attempt

The Independent  

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What is death row future of serial killer Thomas Creech after botched execution
1 year, 1 month ago

What is death row future of serial killer Thomas Creech after botched execution

The Independent  

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US State halts serial killer's execution after failed attempts to find vein for lethal injection
1 year, 1 month ago

US State halts serial killer's execution after failed attempts to find vein for lethal injection

Deccan Chronicle  

Idaho halted the execution of serial killer Thomas Eugene Creech on Wednesday after medical team members repeatedly failed to find a vein where they could establish an intravenous line to carry out the lethal injection.Creech, 73, has been in prison half a century, convicted of five murders in three states and suspected of several more. He was already serving a …

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method
1 year, 1 month ago

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method

NPR  

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method Enlarge this image toggle caption Dave Martin/AP Dave Martin/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is seeking to put a second inmate to death using nitrogen gas, a move that comes a month after the state carried out the first execution using the controversial new method. "The State of Alabama …

First nitrogen execution was a ‘botched’ human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges
1 year, 1 month ago

First nitrogen execution was a ‘botched’ human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges

Associated Press  

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges the constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions, arguing that the first person in the nation put to death by that method shook violently for several minutes in “a human experiment that officials botched miserably.” The lawsuit filed in federal court in Alabama alleges the January execution of …

Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods
1 year, 1 month ago

Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state’s execution methods

Associated Press  

— Louisiana’s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved to lethal injections as the sole method to carry out capital punishment. The Deep South state is exploring adding the newest execution technique of oxygen deprivation using nitrogen gas, which was used in …

Alabama death penalty nitrogen hypoxia: Inside the chamber for Kenny Smith’s execution.
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama death penalty nitrogen hypoxia: Inside the chamber for Kenny Smith’s execution.

Slate  

Last week, Alabama had a “first in the nation” moment. It’s absolutely horrible.” In the days since Kenny Smith was killed, there’s been an active public debate about whether his execution went well or went poorly. Kenny’s story represents all of the things that are wrong with not just the death penalty but the criminal justice system in Alabama. I’ve …

Kenneth Smith’s execution condemned with 43 more death row inmates slated to die by nitrogen: Updates
1 year, 2 months ago

Kenneth Smith’s execution condemned with 43 more death row inmates slated to die by nitrogen: Updates

The Independent  

✕ Close United Nations Says Alabama Execution With Nitrogen Could Be Torture The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and …

Alabama AG says nitrogen gas execution was ‘textbook’; Will state execute other inmates using ‘horrific' method?
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama AG says nitrogen gas execution was ‘textbook’; Will state execute other inmates using ‘horrific' method?

Hindustan Times  

Alabama's attorney general, Steve Marshall, described the nitrogen hypoxia execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith as "textbook". And we stand ready to assist you in implementing this method in your states," he stressed, adding that 43 other inmates sentenced to death in Alabama have urged execution by nitrogen hypoxia. Meanwhile, UN human rights chief Volker Turk Friday said the …

Will other states replicate Alabama’s nitrogen execution?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will other states replicate Alabama’s nitrogen execution?

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama’s first-ever use of nitrogen gas for an execution could gain traction among other states and change how the death penalty is carried out in the United States, much like lethal injection did more than 40 years ago, according to experts on capital punishment. “I think the nation, as far as correctional entities, is watching this to …

22 Minutes of Horror: Spiritual Adviser on Nitrogen Gas Execution
1 year, 2 months ago

22 Minutes of Horror: Spiritual Adviser on Nitrogen Gas Execution

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kenneth Eugene Smith's execution by nitrogen gas has sparked widespread condemnation and raised serious questions about the humaneness of this controversial method. The 22-minute ordeal, during which Smith reportedly writhed and thrashed in apparent agony, has been likened to a "horror show" by witnesses, including his spiritual advisor Reverend Jeff Hood. The execution, which took place at Alabama's Holman …

What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account
1 year, 2 months ago

What happened at the nation’s first nitrogen gas execution: An AP eyewitness account

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. MASK CHECK The curtains between the viewing room and the execution chamber opened …

What happened at the United States' first nitrogen gas execution: An eyewitness account
1 year, 2 months ago

What happened at the United States' first nitrogen gas execution: An eyewitness account

New Indian Express  

ATMORE: As witnesses including five news reporters watched through a window, Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted and sentenced to die in the 1988 murder-for hire slaying of Elizabeth Sennett, convulsed on a gurney as Alabama carried out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. MASK CHECK The curtains between the viewing room and the execution chamber opened at 7:53 …

Alabama AG stands by controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith and says he plans to carry out MORE: 'It is no longer a tested method - it is a proven one'
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama AG stands by controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith and says he plans to carry out MORE: 'It is no longer a tested method - it is a proven one'

Daily Mail  

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall brushed off criticism of the controversial nitrogen hypoxia execution of killer Kenneth Eugene Smith, saying it was a 'proven' method and one he intends to use again on other death row inmates. Marshall, addressing reporters today, defended it and said it was so effective, he intends for it to be used in other executions Kenneth …

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate

The Hindu  

A man put to death using nitrogen gas appeared to shake and convulse on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. “I’ll end by saying Elizabeth Dorlene Sennett got her justice tonight.” The European Union and the UN Human Rights Office expressed regret …

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama execution using nitrogen gas, the first ever, again puts US at front of death penalty debate

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a final statement, Smith said: “Tonight Alabama causes …

Minute by gruesome minute: From his last words to the final horrifying spasm on his gurney, how America's first nitrogen gas execution saw killer Kenneth Smith thrash around while his wife wept during
1 year, 2 months ago

Minute by gruesome minute: From his last words to the final horrifying spasm on his gurney, how America's first nitrogen gas execution saw killer Kenneth Smith thrash around while his wife wept during

Daily Mail  

But while officials gave assurances that the method - using nitrogen gas - would be quick and painless, witnesses have suggested it wasn't that simple A murderer was put to death in Alabama overnight with a previously unused and untested method, in what witnesses described as a horrifying 22-minute ordeal. Smith's wife Deanna cried out for her killer husband as …

Canadian company slammed by activists for 'death dealing' after supplying mask and hose used in Kenneth Smith's controversial execution
1 year, 2 months ago

Canadian company slammed by activists for 'death dealing' after supplying mask and hose used in Kenneth Smith's controversial execution

Daily Mail  

A Canadian company is being accused of 'death dealing' after it supplied the mask and hose used in the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Eugene Smith in Alabama on Thursday. Kenneth Eugene Smith was the first person in the world to have been executed by nitrogen gas Smith's lethal injection was botched in November 2022 and he survived long enough …

EU, UN Human Rights Office express regret over execution of a man using nitrogen gas in Alabama
1 year, 2 months ago

EU, UN Human Rights Office express regret over execution of a man using nitrogen gas in Alabama

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union and the U.N. Human Rights Office expressed regret Friday over the first execution of a man with nitrogen gas in the U.S. state of Alabama. Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death in Alabama on Thursday with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over …

Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US capital punishment debate
1 year, 2 months ago

Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US capital punishment debate

Associated Press  

ATMORE, Ala. — A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed for minutes on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that has ignited debate over the humaneness of the method. “Nothing was out of the ordinary from what we were expecting.” Marshall said he anticipated Alabama “will definitely have more nitrogen hypoxia executions.” More …

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