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Inmate asks court to block second nitrogen execution in Alabama
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 week agoLawyers for an Alabama inmate on Friday asked a judge to block the nation’s second scheduled execution using nitrogen gas, arguing the first was a “horrific scene” that violates the ban on cruel ...
Alabama seeks more nitrogen executions, despite concern over the method
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 3 weeks agoAlabama is seeking to carry out another nitrogen gas execution, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested method. The attorney general’s office ...
Louisiana Republicans reject Jewish advocates' pleas to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 month agoAn effort by Louisiana's Jewish community to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method was blocked by...
Alabama schedules second nitrogen gas execution for man who survived lethal injection attempt
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoAlabama officials have rescheduled the execution of a man who survived his first execution attempt....
Alabama schedules second execution by nitrogen gas
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoAlabama has scheduled a second execution with nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first to put a person to death with the previously untested...
Alabama court authorizes second nitrogen execution
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoAlabama has authorized the execution of a second inmate by nitrogen gas, months after the state became the first state to put a person to death with the...
Inmate's lawsuit seeks to block Alabama's bid to arrange 2nd execution using nitrogen gas
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoAn Alabama inmate seeking to block the state's attempt to make him the second person put to death by nitrogen gas has filed a lawsuit arguing the first execution under the new method was “botched ...
What is death row future of serial killer Thomas Creech after botched execution
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoCreech is Idaho’s longest-serving death row prisoner but his future as a condemned man is now...
A Jury Recommended Life In Prison. Now He’s Set To Be The First Person Executed By Lethal Gas.
HuffPost via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoIn 1996, a jury recommended 11-1 that Kenneth Smith be sentenced to life without the possibility of...
Why are states like Alabama, which is planning to use nitrogen gas, exploring new execution methods?
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 5 months agoAn Alabama execution Thursday that would be the first to use nitrogen gas is the result of a long...