# nitrogen gas execution

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 AG calls first nitrogen gas execution ‘textbook,’ but witnesses say inmate thrashed in final moments » The execution of Kenneth Smith in a previously untested method is drawing scrutiny after the state said it would be painless and cause "unconsciousness in seconds." Nbcnews.com

After a Botched Execution, Alabama Is Trying an Untested Method » The state plans to carry out the first U.S. execution via nitrogen hypoxia with Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier attempt to execute him by lethal injection. Nytimes.com

'Untested' nitrogen-gas execution could be torture, says UN after US court ruling » Kenneth Smith, convicted for a murder-for-hire committed in 1988, is scheduled to be executed in the U.S. state of Alabama on Jan. 25 using the method, which is intended to deprive him of oxygen by using a face mask connected to a cylinder of nitrogen. Firstpost.com

Alabama executes 1988 murder convict Kenneth Smith using US' first untested nitrogen gas » The execution using nitrogen gas in US’ Alabama prison took about 22 minutes. The murder convict appeared to remain conscious for several of those minutes, at times appearing to shake and writhe on a gurney Firstpost.com

Alabama can proceed with first nitrogen gas execution in U.S., appeals court rules » Kenneth Eugene Smith was sentenced to death in a murder-for-hire slaying. He has argued his execution by nitrogen hypoxia could subject him to "superadded pain." Nbcnews.com