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Louisiana Republicans reject Jewish advocates’ pleas to bar nitrogen gas as an execution method
A shortage of lethal injection drugs has forced Louisiana and other states to consider other methods, including firing squads.
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Alabama, the first state to use nitrogen gas for execution, will carry out its next death sentence using lethal injection
Alabama said nitrogen gas would remain an option, but that lethal injection would also remain in use and it would be up those on death row whether they wanted to die by nitrogen gas or lethal injection.
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As Alabama eyes more nitrogen executions, opponents urge companies to cut off plentiful gas supply
Nitrogen gas can be purchased easily without a license from manufacturers, industrial suppliers or even online retailers.
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Could Louisiana soon resume death row executions?
Around 60 people currently sit on Louisiana’s death row, according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections.
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Alabama will execute an inmate with nitrogen gas, a never before used method
The execution is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. local time but could be delayed until because of legal action or preparation.
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Vatican-affiliated Catholic charity makes last-minute appeal to stop ‘barbarous’ Alabama execution
‘In many respects, Alabama seems to have the awful ambition of setting a new, downward standard of humanity in the already questionable and barbaric world of capital executions.’
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Alabama executes man for the 2001 beating death of a woman, resuming lethal injections after review
The pause came after the state halted two lethal injections because of difficulties inserting IVs into condemned men’s veins.
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Faith leaders urge independent review of Alabama executions
‘The fact of the matter is that an agency that has failed repeatedly to get its own house in order cannot be trusted to privately conduct an investigation into problems it is causing.’
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Alabama extends time for executions, ends automatic review
Supporters call it a win for justice, but critics worry it will lead to more wrongful convictions.
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Alabama Governor seeks more time to carry out executions
Alabama prison officials called off two recent scheduled lethal injections.