# nitrogen gas death penalty

‘The world is watching.’ Alabama executes inmate using nitrogen gas » The state opted for the method following a botched execution of the same inmate in 2022. Two more states have since adopted the until now never tried method. Route-fifty.com

Alabama Carries Out First Nitrogen Gas Execution In The U.S. That Critics Have Called Inhumane » The execution comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an effort by the convict Kenneth Eugene Smith to delay it and review his case. Forbes.com

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com

‘No guarantee nitrogen gas execution is painless’ » Oklahoma has added the gas chamber to its execution methods. The head of the Death Penalty Information Center, Robert Dunham, told RT the decision was made hastily, with no medical research and that nitrogen was "inappropriate for use on humans". Rt.com

Alabama performs 1st nitrogen gas execution: What to know about this method » Kenneth Smith, from Alabama, on Thursday, was the first person executed with nitrogen gas. Experts said concerns have been raised about whether or not it is cruel. Abcnews.go.com

Authorized Methods by State » The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama carries out first nitrogen gas execution in US after Supreme Court green light » The southern US state of Alabama on Thursday put to death a convicted murderer using nitrogen gas, the first time the country has used a method that the UN rights chief said may amount to torture. France24.com

This state to consider allowing execution by nitrogen gas after Alabama used method » Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allow nitrogen gas to be used as a form of execution after Alabama became the first state to use it in the U.S. Abcnews.go.com

US judge gives go-ahead to execution by new method » A federal judge in Alabama has given the green light to America’s first-ever execution using nitrogen gas, a method condemned by UN experts Rt.com

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