# how does nitrogen gas execution work

Alabama not ready to execute by nitrogen hypoxia, which would have forced inmate to breathe only nitrogen » Alan Miller, convicted of killing three men in 1999, had requested the method for his Sept. 22 execution. Officials said they are ready to use lethal injection,instead. Nbcnews.com

Lawsuit challenges Alabama's plan to execute a death row inmate with nitrogen gas » Alabama is preparing to employ a new method of execution using nitrogen gas following botched attempts at lethal injections last year. Cbsnews.com

Description of Each Execution Method » The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama Readies Death Chamber for Nitrogen Hypoxia Executions » As South Carolina and Arizona prepare to resume executions using gruesome methods of the past, Alabama prosecutors say the state is nearly ready to… Deathpenaltyinfo.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 preps for nitrogen gas execution: Here's how it would work » Nitrogen hypoxia has never been used as a method of execution in the United States. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

US judge allows first nitrogen-gas execution to proceed » UN experts warned that the first instance of an execution using inert-gas asphyxiation would likely violate an international treaty against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading punishment. Reuters.com

Alabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty | CNN » Alabama intends to carry out the first known execution by nitrogen gas this week, when it’s scheduled to put to death Kenneth Smith some 14 months after failing to carry out his capital punishment by lethal injection. Cnn.com

Nitrogen gas executions could go horribly wrong. Here's why » Alabama is seeking to become the first state to execute an inmate by making him breathe pure nitrogen. Newsweek.com