A death row inmate in Alabama who survived a botched lethal injection is set to be executed Thursday using nitrogen gas — a method the UN called “inhuman” and veterinarians have deemed too cruel to ...

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. Smith, who was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire ...

The spiritual advisor for an Alabama Death Row inmate set to be the first person to be executed using nitrogen gas is demanding the Alabama prison system provide safeguards for him and other ...

Ohio lawmakers are looking to use nitrogen gas executions to end a long-standing pause on executions nearly a week after Alabama used the method on an inmate. The legislation - introduced by ...

Alan E. Miller, convicted in three 1999 murders, appeared to shake and gasp after the gas began flowing, media witnesses said. The only other prisoner to be executed by nitrogen had a similar response ...

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops. It will be ...