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Feb 16, 2024

Louisiana to consider nitrogen, electrocution for executions

BATON ROGUE, La. — Louisiana‘s infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last used for an execution in 1991, when the state moved […]

Jan 29, 2024

Other states consider nitrogen for executions

ATMORE, Ala. — Alabama‘s first-ever use of nitrogen gas for an execution could gain traction among other states and change how the death penalty is carried out in the United […]

Jan 22, 2024

Alabama prepares first nitrogen gas execution

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is preparing to use a new method of execution: nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, who survived the state’s previous attempt to put him to death by […]

Nov 3, 2023

Court OKs execution by nitrogen gas

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A divided Alabama Supreme Court said the state can execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a method that has not previously been used carry out a death […]


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