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The 58-year-old convicted killer had a firefighters-style mask placed over his face as he was strapped to a gurney inside the execution chamber at the William C. Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama.

In the weeks prior to his death, Kenneth Smith and his wife asked if I would witness the nitrogen execution, so that I could relay a first and full account of this historic - and terrifying - moment.

Kenneth Eugene Smith was shaking, writhing, and thrashing up and down on the gurney for two whole minutes after the nitrogen gas started filling up his mask.

Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was put to death in Alabama on Thursday night. The state employed a nitrogen gas method previously unused in executions.

The scene draws shocking parallels to the real life execution of convicted killer Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was put to death last night using nitrogen hypoxia for the first time in history.

Kenneth Eugene Smith endured execution by nitrogen gas in Alabama. The death row inmate was seen writhing on a gurney for 22 minutes.

Smith was sent to his death last night in Atmore, Alabama, after the Supreme Court denied his 11th hour requests for mercy.

Advocates are urging New Mexico lawmakers to fund housing and drug treatment over "tough on crime" programs.

Advocates and families of incarcerated teens say conditions at the Bernalillo County Juvenile Detention Center have only been getting worse for years.

Border Crossings is a cultural magazine edited and published in Winnipeg. A local, international magazine, it is now in its 35th year of continuous publication. Edited by Meeka Walsh, it investigates contemporary culture through a combination of articles, reviews, interviews and portfolios of photographs and drawings.