Judge bars Alabama nitrogen gas execution, says method is unconstitutionally cruel

A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method ...

A jury voted for Jeffery Lee to receive a life sentence. Alabama plans to execute him anyway

Jeffery Lee faces execution Thursday because a judge overturned a jury’s vote for a life sentence under a since-abolished ...

What to know about the evolution of execution methods in the US

A federal appeals court says Alabama's use of nitrogen gas for executions needs more study to see if it violates the ...

Nitrogen gas execution could cause cruel amount of pain, court rules

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the amount of time it takes an inmate to die with the nitrogen gas method is ...