"Controversy Surrounds Alabama's First Nitrogen Gas Execution as More Death Row Inmates Await Fate"
TL;DR
Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith has been executed by nitrogen gas, becoming the first person in US history to be put to death through this method, which has been condemned by the United Nations as potentially amounting to torture. The execution, which saw Smith struggling for 22 minutes, has sparked controversy and condemnation from various quarters, including the White House. Alabama's Attorney General has revealed that 43 more death row inmates have elected to die by nitrogen hypoxia, with the state expecting other states to follow suit.
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- Kenneth Smith’s execution condemned with 43 more death row inmates slated to die by nitrogen: Updates The Independent
- Alabama AG calls first nitrogen gas execution 'textbook,' but witnesses say inmate thrashed in final moments Yahoo News
- Will other states replicate Alabama's nitrogen execution? The Seattle Times
- Four minutes of convulsions: Kenneth Smith executed with nitrogen gas Montgomery Advertiser
- Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith put to death in first U.S. nitrogen gas execution NBC News
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