# nitrogen gas execution

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

Alabama’s plan for nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas is ‘hostile to religion,’ lawsuit says » Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution would be the nation’s first using nitrogen gas. Nbcnews.com

Alabama Prepares to Become First State to Carry Out Execution by Nitrogen Gas » Lethal injection is the preferred method of execution in the U.S., but Alabama is now seeking to execute a death row prisoner by a method that has never been tried before—nitrogen hypoxia, or death by breathing only nitrogen gas. Americanbar.org

Nitrogen 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

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 plans to execute a man using nitrogen gas. How will it work? Few know. » Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot, could become the first death row inmate put to death by nitrogen hypoxia in the U.S. Nbcnews.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

Use of Nitrogen Hypoxia for Alabama Executions Could Endanger Spiritual Advisors and Prison Staff in the Execution Chamber » In August 2023, Alabama released the first-ever execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia, an untested execution method in which prisoners will be put to… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

First nitrogen gas execution in US has happened, but did it go as expected? » The Alabama attorney general says he believes more nitrogen gas executions will occur after Kenneth Smith became the first person in the U.S. to be executed that way. Abcnews.go.com