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Prosecutors want to resume executions using nitrogen hypoxia » It's an alternative to midazolam and hydromorphone. Spectrumnews1.com

Alabama man shook violently on gurney during first-ever nitrogen gas execution » Kenneth Eugene Smith has been put to death with pure nitrogen gas in Alabama, a first-of-its-kind execution that again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment. Apnews.com

Federal court says Alabama can carry out first nitrogen gas execution; Supreme Court appeal expected » A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refused Wednesday to block the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia. Apnews.com

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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 carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Here’s what we know | CNN » Kenneth Smith was put to death by nitrogen hypoxia, marking the nation’s first known execution using that method. Now an attorney general vows to help other states Cnn.com

USA: Rights experts slam ‘outrageous’ execution of inmate by nitrogen gas suffocation » Experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council unequivocally condemned the recent execution of an American inmate by nitrogen gas inhalation – the first time ever that the method has been used.  News.un.org

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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

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