# nitrogen gas death penalty

Jews must speak out against Alabama's planned nitrogen gas executions » A lawyer-turned-death penalty abolitionist and a Jewish cantor join forces. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Jonathan L. Katz (@JonKatz5) on X » Virginia criminal lawyer, Fairfax DUI attorney, Northern Virginia drug attorney. Incorporating t'ai chi & mindfulness into my life and law practice. Twitter.com

Death Penalty Information Center » The Center also produces groundbreaking reports on various issues related to the death penalty such as arbitrariness, costs, innocence, and race. Deathpenaltyinfo.org

Federal court allows Alabama to execute inmate with nitrogen gas - Alabama Reflector » A federal judge ruled that Kenneth Eugene Smith, whose execution is scheduled for Jan. 25, did not meet his burden to call of the execution. Alabamareflector.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

Nitrogen Execution Method Touted as More 'Humane,' but Evidence Is Lacking » A legal battle over nitrogen hypoxia, a new potential method of execution, raises ethical questions Scientificamerican.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

Killing convicts with nitrogen is even worse than the lethal injection » Nitrogen hypoxia is the gaseous canister version of a knee on the neck. US states that plan to use it must be stopped. Aljazeera.com