nitrogen gas, method of execution

Proposed legislation would add nitrogen gas to execution methods in Arkansas
A newly proposed bill in Arkansas would add nitrogen gas as a method to execute death row inmates in the state.
Demetrius Frazier set to be executed with controversial nitrogen gas method. What to know.
Frazier is set to die by nitrogen gas for the murder of Pauline Brown in Birmingham, Alabama in 1991. Critics say the method amounts to torture.
Bill introduced to add nitrogen gas to approved state execution methods
An Arkansas lawmaker filed a bill on Friday that amends methods of execution in Arkansas to include nitrogen gas.
Two Louisiana executions set back-to-back, possibly the state's first using nitrogen gas
Gov. Jeff Landry announced in February 2025 that executions are set to resume in Louisiana, and state judges signed death warrants for two executions this March. In this file photo from 2009, a death row inmate clasped his hands at Angola Prison in B Tier, which housed 14 men.
Louisiana clears path to restart executions using nitrogen gas
Louisiana corrections officials have drafted and approved a new policy to allow the state to restart executing death row inmates, Gov. Jeff Landry said Monday. The latest: The policy is modeled after Alabama's execution methods,
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.
Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier by nitrogen gas for 1991 murder
Frazier was convicted of capital murder for breaking into a Birmingham woman's apartment, stealing cash, raping her at gunpoint, and killing her.
Louisiana Seeks to Resume Executions Imminently After a 15-Year Pause
Louisiana will seek to resume carrying out death sentences in the coming months after a 15-year pause, this time using nitrogen gas as the execution method
Why 1st death row killing in 15 years is off, even as Louisiana plans to resume executions
Gov. Jeff Landry announced Monday that the state had developed a protocol for executing people with nitrogen gas, allowing it to resume executions after 15 years. At least three district attorneys have since sought death warrants.
Louisiana poised to resume executions – including by nitrogen gas
Louisiana is poised to resume executions – including via nitrogen gas – after a 15-year pause, the state's Republican governor announced this week.
Alabama puts man to death for a 1991 murder in the nation’s fourth execution using nitrogen gas
An man convicted of murdering a woman after breaking into her apartment as she slept was put to death Thursday evening in ...
'A monster': Demetrius Frazier executed by nitrogen gas in Alabama for woman's 1991 murder
Alabama executed Demetrius Frazier for the 1991 murder of 41-year-old Pauline Brown two days before Thanksgiving.
Ala. Inmate Executed by Nitrogen Gas For Raping, Killing Woman in 1991
An Alabama death row inmate who raped and murdered a woman in 1991 was executed this week using nitrogen gas, making him the ...
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Federal judge refuses to block upcoming Alabama nitrogen gas execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Friday refused to stop what would be the fourth nitrogen gas execution in the U.S., ...
Alabama executes Demetrius Frazier by nitrogen gas for 1991 rape, murder
Alabama executed murderer and rapist Demetrius Terrance Frazier by nitrogen gas at 6 p.m. Thursday. He was convicted in the ...