CBS News is reporting that Louisiana has scheduled its first execution in 12 years, settling the debate over lethal injection. The method used will be nitrogen hypoxia.
There are technically three execution methods approved in Louisiana. Lethal injection is the default method, and electrocution and nitrogen hypoxia are alternatives. State legislators last year authorized nitrogen hypoxia, an experimental procedure tried just four times before in the nation's recorded history, as a means to execute death row prisoners. Their decision came shortly after Alabama introduced the method to the public in January 2024, during the controversial and disputed execution of Kenny Smith, whose death was described by several witnesses, including reporters, as potentially torturous.
Nitrogen is an inert gas, composing the majority of the atmosphere we breathe.
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