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How do nitrogen gas executions work, why are they controversial? What to know before Louisiana's.
Louisiana plans to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman next week. Here's what to know about the ...
Louisiana death row killer Jessie Hoffman becomes state’s first nitrogen gas execution
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was declared dead shortly after 7 p.m. after he inhaled the lethal gas through a fitted full-faced ...
Louisiana becomes second state, after Alabama, to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas
It was the fifth time nitrogen gas was used in the U.S. after four executions by the same method — all in Alabama.
Louisiana executes man with nitrogen gas after 15-year pause
Jessie Hoffman Jr., who was convicted in a 1996 murder, argued the method of nitrogen hypoxia would violate his ability to ...
Louisiana kills Jessie Hoffman in state’s first nitrogen gas execution
In 2024, Alabama became the first state to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas when it put Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, to ...
Louisiana Halts Nitrogen Gas Execution After Judge Agrees with Lawyers Claiming Method Akin to Torture
Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman Jr. argued that using nitrogen hypoxia to put him to death would violate his constitutional rights ...
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Louisiana executes man using Nitrogen gas, first in state history
Louisiana carried out its first execution using nitrogen gas on Tuesday evening, marking the state’s return to capital ...
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How do nitrogen gas executions work, why are they controversial? What to know before Louisiana's.
When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced to breathe in nitrogen gas until his heart stops.