# nitrogen gas execution

White House calls Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution ‘troubling’ » Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was executed Thursday night using nitrogen hypoxia, the first known instance in the world that method was used to execute a prisoner. Washingtonpost.com

Considering the Duality of Nitrogen » Nitrogen gas was just used for the first time to execute a prisoner on death row. The execution of Kenneth Smith does not answer the many questions raised by this new means of capital punishment. Is it “perhaps the most humane method” of execution,” as the Alabama attorney general has claimed? Or is it cruel and unusual punishment, as Smith’s attorneys and others have argued? Answering these questions is of vital importance, since nitrogen gas has been approved by three states for capital punishment. Thehastingscenter.org

I’m an anesthesiologist. Kenneth Smith’s execution by nitrogen gas was far from 'textbook' » Alabama says that Kenneth Smith's execution was "textbook." What textbook are they using? Statnews.com

Alabama Executes Intellectually Disabled Death-Row Prisoner » Alabama has executed an intellectually disabled death-row prisoner who was sentenced to death by his trial judge despite a non-unanimous sentencing… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Arizona Plans Executions with Gas Used by Nazis at Auschwitz » Apr 6, 2021…… gas chambers that used pellets of Zyklon B. From 1943 to 1944, an… Alabama to Test Unproven, Experimental Nitrogen Suffocation Execution… Eji.org

Arizona Prepares for Executions With Gas Used in Holocaust Death Camps » Arizona reportedly has “refurbished” its gas chamber and has spent more than $2,000 to acquire ingredients to execute prisoners with cyanide gas, the same… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution and the crueler, vengeful America to come » A cruel experimental execution in Alabama is a warning alarm for an America devolving into violence against migrants and political enemies. Inquirer.com

Using Cyanide Gas in Executions is an Affront to Jewish Values | ACLU » Arizona’s use of Zyklon B should shock the conscience of all Americans. Aclu.org