Entries tagged with “Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix”

Executions

Methods of Execution

Feb 22, 2022

Arizona Jewish Community Sues to Bar State from Executing Prisoners with Gas Nazis Used in Holocaust

Members of the Arizona Jewish community have filed suit to bar the state from executing prisoners in its gas chamber, using the same substance employed by the Nazis during the Holocaust to murder more than one million people. …

Executions

Methods of Execution

Apr 22, 2024

Louisiana Senate Committee Approves Legislation Supported by Jewish Community to Remove Nitrogen Hypoxia as Possible Method of Execution

On April 16, 2024, the Louisiana Senate Judiciary B Committee unanimously voted to advance a bill that would remove nitrogen hypoxia from the state’s available methods of execution. Introduced by state Senator Katrina Jackson-Andrews, Senate Bill …