Stay updated with breaking news from Lethal Injection. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Alabama will attempt to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a never before used execution method that the state claims will be humane but critics call cruel and experimental.
The state of Alabama tried to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith before and failed, so now they're trying something new: nitrogen hypoxia.
A death row inmate in Alabama is scheduled to become the first ever person put to death by nitrogen hypoxia on Thursday.
A death row inmate in Alabama who survived a botched lethal injection is set to be executed Thursday using nitrogen gas — a method the UN called "inhuman" and veterinarians have deemed too cruel to use when euthanizing animals.
The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. - Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method