# nitrogen gas death penalty

How Nitrogen Executions Could Go Wrong - Oklahoma Watch » Oklahoma officials say that using inhalation of nitrogen to carry out the death penalty will be safe and humane. But uncertainty surrounds the process, including how it will force inmates to inhale the gas and what will happen if they resist. Oklahomawatch.org

Alabama sets date for first-ever US execution of death row inmate by nitrogen gas in 2024, governor says | CNN » Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. Cnn.com

Alabama describes proposed nitrogen gas execution; seeks to become first state to carry it out » Alabama’s proposed procedures to carry out executions with nitrogen gas include fitting a mask over the inmate’s nose and mouth and replacing their breathing air with nitrogen gas until their heart stops The state described the procedures for the proposed new execution method in a court filing. Apnews.com

Court OKs execution by nitrogen gas | North Carolina Lawyers Weekly » MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death sentence. The court made its 6-2 decision without comment on Wednesday. The justices granted the state attorney general's request for an execution warrant for Kenneth Nclawyersweekly.com

First U.S. execution by nitrogen gas would cause "painful and humiliating death," U.N. experts warn » Experts have denounced Alabama's planned execution of a death row inmate by nitrogen hypoxia — an untested suffocation method that they say could cause "grave suffering." Cbsnews.com

Alabama Plans To Execute A Man With Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict | ACLU » U.N. experts say the method is likely to constitute torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by the U.S. Aclu.org

New Execution Method Touted as More 'Humane,' but Evidence Is Lacking » A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions Scientificamerican.com

Judge: Alabama Can Carry Out Nation’s First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas » The inmate’s lawyers criticize the new method as cruel and experimental. Time.com

‘Astonishingly cruel’: Alabama seeks to test execution method on death row ‘guinea pig’ » Nine months after Kenneth Smith’s botched lethal injection, state attorney general has asked for approval to kill him with nitrogen Theguardian.com

Alabama Schedules A Second Execution for Kenneth Smith, Using Nitrogen Gas for the First Time in U.S. History » On November 8, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey scheduled an execution date for Kenneth Smith, marking the first attempt by a U.S. state to use nitrogen… Deathpenaltyinfo.org