# how does nitrogen gas execution work

What’s nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama carries out Kenneth Smith’s US execution » Smith became first inmate in history to be executed with nitrogen gas. Aljazeera.com

Nitrogen Gas for Executions | The Record » The best criminal justice reporting tagged with "Nitrogen Gas for Executions," curated by The Marshall Project. Themarshallproject.org

Nitrogen hypoxia to execute a human: 'Bloodless, but it won't be simple' » Because no person has ever been executed by inhaling pure nitrogen, how the state will carry out a nitrogen hypoxia execution remains unclear. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

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 earns a big fat 'F' on human rights » it’s long past time Alabama joined the rest of the civilized world that long ago abolished the death penalty. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Nitrogen | Definition, Symbol, Uses, Properties, Atomic Number, & Facts » Nitrogen, nonmetallic element of Group 15 [Va] of the periodic table. It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that is the most plentiful element in Earth’s atmosphere and is a constituent of all living matter. Its atomic number is 7 and it is denoted by the symbol ‘N’ in the periodic table. Britannica.com

Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith put to death in first U.S. nitrogen gas execution » Smith, 58, was executed by nitrogen hypoxia — the state's second attempt to put him to death after a failed lethal injection. Nbcnews.com

Alabama Plans to Carry Out the First Execution Using Nitrogen Gas. A Lot Could Go Wrong. » Lawyers for Kenneth Smith have warned that the method could cause him to suffer a stroke, choke to death on vomit, or be left in a vegetative state. Theintercept.com

Alabama is set to execute an inmate with nitrogen gas. How does it work? » Kenneth Smith will be executed for his role in a 1988 murder for hire. Komu.com