# nitrogen gas death penalty

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas » Alabama has set a January execution date for what would be the nation's first attempt to put an inmate to death using nitrogen gas. Npr.org

U.S. Should Halt First Planned Execution By Nitrogen Gas, UN Experts Say » The looming execution of Kenneth Smith, which would mark the first time the U.S. has killed an inmate by making them breathe pure nitrogen gas, could “result in a painful and humiliating death,” the experts warned. Forbes.com

Kenneth Smith could be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. He spoke with NPR » Smith rarely speaks with reporters about surviving a lethal injection execution in 2022. But he talked with NPR about Alabama's plans to try again, this time with a new method: nitrogen gas. Npr.org

Alabama Inmate Asks Judge to Block First Nitrogen Gas Execution » Lawyers for the first inmate scheduled to be put to death using nitrogen gas said Monday that Alabama is seeking to make him the “test case” for an experimental execution method Usnews.com

Alabama sets January execution date using nitrogen gas » Alabama has set a January execution date for what could be the nation’s first death sentence carried out by nitrogen gas. Alabama Gov. Apnews.com

Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas » Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year. Cbsnews.com

Executions Overview » 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

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's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty » Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties. Npr.org

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