Alabama sets date for first-ever execution of death row inmate by nitrogen gas in 2024, governor says

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Source: CNN

Alabama has scheduled the execution date for the first inmate in the nation who will be executed by nitrogen hypoxia, an alternative to lethal injection, the governor said.

Kenneth Eugene Smith’s execution by lethal injection was abruptly canceled in November 22 after the state was unable to properly set the IV line before the warrant for execution expired. He asked the state to be put to death by nitrogen gas rather than lethal injection after what he called a “botched” execution.

Smith’s execution is set to take place sometime between January 25 and January 26 of next year, according to a news release from Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey.

Death by nitrogen hypoxia deprives the brain and body of oxygen, so the inmate would die by suffocation, according to the death penalty information center, a non-profit that monitors, analyzes and disseminates information about capital punishment.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/08/us/alabama-first-execution-nitrogen-gas-2024/index.html