A humane death or a lethal experiment? How Alabama's controversial nitrogen execution works
Thursday, 25 January 2024 Barring a last-minute court order, prison officials in the US state of Alabama will today escort a convicted murderer to a death chamber, where they will force him to breathe toxic levels of nitrogen.
Alabama is expected to move forward with the execution of a death row inmate later this month using nitrogen gas. 58-year-old Kenneth Smith is scheduled to be executed on January 25th.
The United Nations has raised serious concerns about an imminent execution in Alabama which will use a new and untried method. The state has scheduled to execute Kenneth Eugene Smith through nitrogen..
Thursday, 25 January 2024
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