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Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks? » Alabama is preparing to attempt the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, is scheduled to be put to death Thursday by nitrogen hypoxia. Apnews.com

Federal court says Alabama can carry out first nitrogen gas execution; Supreme Court appeal expected » A federal appeals court says Alabama can carry out the nation's first execution using nitrogen gas. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused to block the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia. Pbs.org

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

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

Doctors, ethicists skeptical that nitrogen executions will be humane • Alabama Reflector » Alabama’s announcement that it will try to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas suffocation will set off a round of issues about the ethics and practicality of using an untested and unproven method of execution. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office said in an Aug. 25 request to set an execution date for Smith that […] Alabamareflector.com

Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong. » Lawyers for Kenneth Smith have warned that the method could cause him to suffer a stroke, choke to death on vomit, or be left in a vegetative state. Theintercept.com

Nitrogen gas execution: how it works and why it’s controversial » Kenneth Smith, who was executed by Alabama, appeared to convulse during procedure, as critics have likened it to human experimentation Theguardian.com

Alabama Has Executed A Man With Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict | ACLU » U.N. experts say the method constitutes torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by the U.S. Aclu.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

USA: Further information: Alabama conducts first nitrogen gas execution - Amnesty International » Kenneth Smith, 58, was executed in Alabama on 25 January 2024, pronounced dead at 8.25pm local time. This was the state’s second attempt to execute him, the first attempt by lethal injection in 2022 having failed. This time, the state used the new method of nitrogen hypoxia. He was sentenced to death at a 1996 […] Amnesty.org