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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 not ready to execute by nitrogen hypoxia, which would have forced inmate to breathe only nitrogen » Alan Miller, convicted of killing three men in 1999, had requested the method for his Sept. 22 execution. Officials said they are ready to use lethal injection,instead. Nbcnews.com

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution proceeds with unprecedented, controversial method » A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way. Cbsnews.com

Alabama carries out first known execution with nitrogen gas in the US. Now the attorney general expects more states to follow | 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

Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas, the first time the new method has been used » Kenneth Eugene Smith, a 58-year-old convicted killer, has become the first person in the U.S. to be executed with nitrogen gas at a South Alabama prison. Apnews.com

Description of Each Execution Method » The Death Penalty Information Center is a non-profit organization serving the media and the public with analysis and information about capital punishment.… Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Alabama preps for nitrogen gas execution: Here's how it would work » Nitrogen hypoxia has never been used as a method of execution in the United States. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Nitrogen Hypoxia: What to Know About This New Method of Execution » Alabama will be the first state to use nitrogen in an execution. If it goes smoothly, other states are likely to follow. Nytimes.com

Alabama Carries Out First U.S. Execution by Nitrogen » The state executed Kenneth Smith on Thursday using the untested method of nitrogen hypoxia after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. Nytimes.com

An Alabama inmate was executed with nitrogen gas. How does it work? | CNN » Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. Cnn.com