Atmore, Alabama – On Thursday, Kenneth Eugene Smith was the first person in history to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia at the William C. Holman prison in Atmore, Alabama. This marked a significant departure from traditional execution methods and has sparked a contentious debate about the use of this untested method for capital punishment. Smith, … Read more
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – A death row prisoner in Alabama is scheduled to be executed this Thursday through the use of nitrogen, making him the first inmate in America to be put to death using this method. Kenneth Smith, a convicted murderer, sought to challenge the constitutionality of the method but his legal bid was unsuccessful, … Read more
Alabama is set to make history by becoming the first state in the United States to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be suffocated to death by this method at the end of the month. Smith was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot that resulted in the death of … Read more