A panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Kenneth Eugene Smith’s request for an injunction to stop his scheduled execution by nitrogen hypoxia Thursday. Daily Express :: News Feed
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It’s not fit for putting down animals, but Alabama plans to use nitrogen hypoxia on death row inmate
Some medical experts are accusing Alabama of using an experimental procedure to carry out a death sentence later this week for a 58-year-old inmate. CBC | World News
Read More »Fellow inmate accused of stabbing Derek Chauvin 22 times charged with attempted murder
A U.S. federal inmate was charged Friday with attempted murder in the prison stabbing of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. CBC | World News
Read More »Nicholas Sutton, Tennessee Inmate Who Saved Prison Guard During Riot, Executed Despite Judge’s Clemency Plea
Death row inmate Nicholas Sutton was executed this week, despite pleas from prison staff and a former federal judge to spare the life of the prisoner credited with saving the lives of prison guards while behind bars. As the Equal Justice Initiative noted, the 58-year-old convicted murderer was killed by electrocution after Tennessee Governor Bill Lee denied a clemency application ...
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