# nitrogen gas death penalty

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

r/Alabama on Reddit: Alabama execution using nitrogen gas could "amount to torture" and violate human rights treaties, U.N. warns » Posted by u/metacyan - 106 votes and 121 comments Reddit.com

Description of Each Execution Method » 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

An Historical Look at Nitrogen Gas, the Electric Chair, and the Firing Squad as Execution Alternatives » With lethal injection in administrative crisis and facing constitutional challenges, some states are looking towards abolition and others towards … Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Killing convicts with nitrogen is even worse than the lethal injection » Nitrogen hypoxia is the gaseous canister version of a knee on the neck. US states that plan to use it must be stopped. Aljazeera.com

Why is US executing using Nitrogen gas instead of lethal injection? » Controversy surrounds the execution of convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, the first person in the US to be executed by nitrogen gas. Hindustantimes.com

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