# nitrogen gas death penalty

“It Was the Most Violent Thing I’ve Ever Seen”: Inside the Chamber for Alabama’s Experimental New Execution Technique » Kenny Smith’s death was “22 minutes of hell.” Slate.com

First nitrogen execution was a 'botched' human experiment, Alabama lawsuit alleges » MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama death row inmate filed a lawsuit Thursday that challenges the constitutionality of nitrogen gas executions, arguing that the first person in the nation put to death by that method shook violently for several minutes in “a human experiment that officials botched mis Apnews.com

Use of Nitrogen Hypoxia for Alabama Executions Could Endanger Spiritual Advisors and Prison Staff in the Execution Chamber » 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

I witnessed Alabama execute a man using nitrogen gas. It was horrific and cruel. » When nitrogen gas started to flow, Kenny Smith's face grew more and more intense with every second. Usatoday.com

Ohio House holds first hearing for new nitrogen gas death penalty method • Ohio Capital Journal » Lawmakers in the Ohio House have begun hearings on a controversial new execution method known as nitrogen hypoxia. The protocol, used in Alabama for the first time recently, causes prisoners to breath nitrogen gas until they eventually suffocate. Ohiocapitaljournal.com

Three Largest Nitrogen Gas Manufacturers in the U.S. Prohibit Products from Use in Executions » 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

Nitrogen Execution Method Touted as More 'Humane,' but Evidence Is Lacking » A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions Scientificamerican.com

U.S. at front of death penalty debate after Alabama execution uses nitrogen gas, the first ever » A man who was paid $1,000 to kill an Alabama woman more than 30 years ago has been put to death with pure nitrogen gas, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. Pbs.org

Killing convicts with nitrogen is even worse than the lethal injection » Nitrogen hypoxia is the gaseous canister version of a knee on the neck. US states that plan to use it must be stopped. Aljazeera.com

Alabama Has Executed A Man With Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict | ACLU » U.N. experts say the method constitutes torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by the U.S. Aclu.org