Methods of Execution
,Jan 11, 2024
On January 10, 2024, U.S. District Judge Austin Huffaker denied Kenneth “Kenny” Smith’s challenge to Alabama’s intended use of nitrogen gas to execute him. Although Mr. Smith plans to appeal, the ruling currently autho…
Recent Legislative Activity
,Methods of Execution
,Feb 02, 2024
On Tuesday, January 30, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced new legislation to authorize the use of nitrogen gas in executions in the state. Joined by several Republican state representatives and Louis Tobin of the Ohio Prosecuting Attorneys…
Methods of Execution
,Feb 08, 2024
Today, February 8, marks the 100-year anniversary of the first lethal gas execution in the United States, exactly two weeks after Alabama carried out the first execution using nitrogen gas.
Human Rights
,Methods of Execution
,Mar 12, 2024
As more states consider nitrogen hypoxia as an execution method, three of the largest
Methods of Execution
,Oct 24, 2023
In August 2023, Alabama released the first-ever execution protocol for nitrogen hypoxia, an untested execution method in which prisoners will be put to death by suffoca…
Methods of Execution
,Jan 26, 2024
On January 25, 2024, Alabama executed Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia, a first in American history. Though state attorneys had assured courts that the method would cause “unconsciousness in seconds,” witnesses reported that Mr. Smith appeared…
