# nitrogen gas death penalty

Alabama Prosecutors Float, Then Retreat From, Plan to Execute Alan Miller Using Untested Nitrogen Suffocation Procedure » Alabama prosecutors have told a federal judge that the state will not execute death-row prisoner Alan Miller by nitrogen hypoxia on September 22, 2022,… 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

Alabama puts Kenneth Smith to death in first execution with nitrogen gas » Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution came after months of legal battles over whether it was constitutional to use nitrogen hypoxia in capital punishment. Washingtonpost.com

Alabama Schedules A Second Execution for Kenneth Smith, Using Nitrogen Gas for the First Time in U.S. History » On November 8, 2023, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey scheduled an execution date for Kenneth Smith, marking the first attempt by a U.S. state to use nitrogen… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S. » Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 pm Thursday night, after a slew of last minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed. Wqln.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 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

Alabama Carries Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen » The state executed Kenneth Smith on Thursday using the untested method of nitrogen hypoxia after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. Nytimes.com

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

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com