Alabama’s New Execution Method: What is Nitrogen Hypoxia? |

Alabama’s New Execution Method: What is Nitrogen Hypoxia? |

Alabama successfully executed a man who spent decades on death row using a new method called nitrogen hypoxia. DW delves into the method’s scientific and ethical implications.Kenneth Smith, 58, was convicted for his role in a murder in 1988 and sentenced to death.In 2022, Smith survived an attempted execution by lethal injection when his executioners … Read more

Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method

Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method

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 will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Alabama says it … Read more