Louisiana inmates renew push for heat protections at Angola prison, call conditions ‘modern-day slavery’
Angola inmates are again asking a federal judge to stop forced farm labor during extreme heat, arguing the practice is ...
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Louisiana death row inmate executed in state's first use of nitrogen hypoxia
Louisiana executed death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Tuesday night ... and the many people that live and work inside the prison ...
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.
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Louisiana death row inmate Jessie Hoffman executed
After weeks of legal maneuvers to delay Jessie Hoffman's execution, including a last-minute appeal denial from the U.S.
Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge’s rebuke of Texas housing prisoners in lockups without air conditioning stopped short of ...
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Louisiana executes inmate with nitrogen gas method after narrow Supreme Court decision
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution ... secretary of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. Hoffman, who was convicted of the brutal rape and murder of 28-year-old ...
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Louisiana gasses inmate despite victim’s family appeals not to do so
On Tuesday evening, March 18, the state of Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr., putting him to death with nitrogen gas.