Alabama on Thursday is expected to perform the first execution in the U.S. with nitrogen gas, barring any last-minute intervention from courts or the state. Kenneth Smith, 58, who survived a ...

This disconnect between strategy and execution isn’t a minor inefficiency; it poses a systemic risk. When leaders lack ...

WHAT DOES THE STATE PLAN TO DO? After Smith is strapped to the gurney in the execution chamber, the state said in a court filing that it will place a “NIOSH-approved Type-C full facepiece ...

Smith's attorneys say the state is seeking to make him the “test subject” for a novel execution method. They have argued that the mask the state plans to use is not air tight and oxygen ...

Smith’s attorneys say the state is seeking to make him the “test subject” for a novel execution method. They have argued that the mask the state plans to use is not air tight and oxygen ...