One year ago, Louisiana broke a fifteen-year silence on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive ...

Anthony Boyd was the eighth person executed by nitrogen gas since Alabama began using the method last year. His execution came over the strenuous objection of three liberal Supreme Court justices. By ...

In 2001, Brad Sigmon was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s parents. Two decades later, his death sentence was carried out — and he chose an execution method considered one of the most ...

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