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States botched more executions of Black prisoners. Experts think they know why

A study showed states made more mistakes when executing Black prisoners by lethal injection than they did with prisoners of other races. Execution workers and race experts said they're not surprised.

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Rise in US executions masks deep divide between states on use of death penalty

Some of the 27 states that have the death penalty have not executed anyone in years but others still do – and the divide is rooted in history

The Guardian - US

Alabama Inmate Files Lawsuit Over Botched Nitrogen Gas Execution

Alabama inmate Alan Eugene Miller challenges state's use of nitrogen gas for execution, citing botched attempt and free speech violation.

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Three top nitrogen gas manufacturers in US bar products from use in executions

Move follows Alabama’s recent killing of death row inmate Kenneth Smith using previously untested method

The Guardian - US

Idaho Halts Execution After Problem Inserting IV Line

The scheduled execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team had problems inserting an intravenous line, prison officials said.

International Business Times

Alabama seeks to carry out 2nd execution using controversial nitrogen gas method

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall's office asked the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to set an execution date for Alan Eugene Miller. The state said the execution would use nitrogen.

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White House concerned over Alabama execution; UN calls it possible torture

In this informative conversation, Sister Helen Prejean discusses the controversial execution of a death row inmate in Alabama and the ethical implications ...

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First U.S. execution using nitrogen gas raises concerns over method

Alabama defends the use of nitrogen gas for execution as witnessed described inmate writhing and gasping. Other states may follow suit. UN questions method.

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SCOTUS allows first nitrogen execution

"The world is watching," Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned before Kenny Smith was put to death Thursday

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Alabama Executes Inmate Using Nitrogen Gas in Controversial First

Learn about Alabama's first execution using nitrogen gas, hailed as a successful and humane method. The future of execution methods could be changing.

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Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’

State’s ‘slow and agonizing’ execution of Kenneth Smith using an untested method labeled as cruel by experts and advocates

The Guardian - US

Alabama's Execution of Kenneth Smith with Nitrogen Gas Sparks Controversy

Explore the use of nitrogen gas as a new method of capital punishment in Alabama. Learn about the controversial execution and its impact.

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First Thing: Alabama executes Kenneth Smith using untested nitrogen gas method

Israel braces for interim ICJ ruling on South Africa’s Gaza genocide allegation. Plus, Biden pauses carbon ‘mega bomb’ natural gas exports.

The Guardian - UK

Alabama Executes Murderer Through Nitrogen Asphyxiation

Smith is the first person in the world to be put to death using pure nitrogen gas.

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Alabama Executes Hitman Kenneth Smith In US' First Known Nitrogen Gas Punishment

Kenneth Smith on Thursday became the United States' first known inmate to have been executed through nitrogen hypoxia after his botched lethal injection execution in 2022.

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Alabama executes man by nitrogen gas for the first time in the U.S.

Kenneth Smith, 58, died at 8:25 p.m. Thursday, after a slew of last-minute appeals to several courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, failed.

The Guardian - US

Alabama inmate executed with nitrogen gas was ‘shaking violently’, witnesses say

White House calls death of Kenneth Smith, 58, executed via untested method lawyers say was cruel and unusual, ‘very troubling’

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What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution

Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas.

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Up First briefing: Boeing faces production caps, Haley bets on South Carolina

The FAA laid out a plan for Boeing 737 Max 9 jets to resume flying, but also hit the company with production caps. Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley pins her presidential hopes on her home state.

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Alabama's controversial nitrogen gas execution raises concerns of excessive pain

This informative article discusses the concerns surrounding Alabama's use of nitrogen gas as a method of execution, detailing potential risks and lack of t...

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Alabama's first use of nitrogen gas execution method moves forward

The state of Alabama plans to execute Kenneth Smith using an untested method of nitrogen gas, sparking concerns about potential botched procedures and cons...

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Supreme Court approves untested execution method amid legal and ethical concerns

The Supreme Court has declined to halt the first known U.S. execution by nitrogen gas in Alabama. Experts are concerned about its untested nature and poten...

The Guardian - US

Canadian firm under fire for supplying equipment for Alabama execution

Private equity firm Onex Corp partly owns company that makes mask for use in untested nitrogen hypoxia execution method

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: fresh warning over Antarctic melt; gas move before new cost-of living relief; De Minaur out of Open

Australia is not prepared for how ice changes could pummel its economy, a leading scientist says

The Guardian - US

‘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

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