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Judge grills Alabama officials over lethal injection process

A federal judge on Wednesday questioned Alabama officials about the state’s lethal injection procedures — including how many needle “pokes” are too many — after problems with vein access at the state’s last two scheduled executions

The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022

'Kafkaesque' botched execution slammed as officials made 18 failed attempts to find vein

Alabama officials botched the execution of death row inmate Alan Eugene Miller earlier this month and now a court has ordered evidence to be preserved after 18 failed attempts to find a vein

Daily Mirror · Sep 30, 2022

Alabama asks US Supreme Court to let it carry out execution

A federal appeals court has rejected Alabama’s attempt to proceed with the scheduled evening execution of an inmate who claims the state lost his paperwork selecting an alternative to lethal injection

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Alabama must disclose status of nitrogen hypoxia executions

A federal judge told Alabama to stop being vague and give a firm answer by Thursday evening on if the prison system might use the untested execution method of nitrogen hypoxia at an execution next week

The Independent UK · Sep 14, 2022