# nitrogen gas execution

Kenneth Smith could be the first person executed with nitrogen gas. He spoke with NPR » Smith rarely speaks with reporters about surviving a lethal injection execution in 2022. But he talked with NPR about Alabama's plans to try again, this time with a new method: nitrogen gas. Npr.org

Alabama to Carry Out Controversial Nitrogen Gas Execution » A never before used execution method that critics call cruel and experimental will be used against Kenneth Eugene Smith. Time.com

‘I’m not ready, brother’: US man to be put to death months after botched execution attempt » Kenneth Smith, to be executed in Alabama by untested nitrogen-gas method, tells Guardian of nightmares from failed lethal injection Theguardian.com

How Nitrogen Executions Could Go Wrong - Oklahoma Watch » Oklahoma officials say that using inhalation of nitrogen to carry out the death penalty will be safe and humane. But uncertainty surrounds the process, including how it will force inmates to inhale the gas and what will happen if they resist. Oklahomawatch.org

This Man Survived One Execution. Now, Alabama Will Try to Kill Him Again—With Nitrogen Gas. » That’s never happened before in the history of America. Popularmechanics.com

Alabama plans to execute a man using nitrogen gas. How will it work? Few know. » Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot, could become the first death row inmate put to death by nitrogen hypoxia in the U.S. Nbcnews.com

Alabama sets date for first-ever US execution of death row inmate by nitrogen gas in 2024, governor says | CNN » Alabama has scheduled the nation’s first execution by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, its Republican governor said. Cnn.com

Alabama defends untested nitrogen execution method, but experts doubt claims of painlessness » The state of Alabama has predicted in federal court filings that the nitrogen gas will “cause unconsciousness within seconds, and cause death within minutes.” Pbs.org

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » The execution using nitrogen gas is the first attempt to use a new execution method since lethal injection was introduced in 1982. Wbaltv.com