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Alabama puts to death Kenneth Smith in first known execution …
Jan 25, 2024 · Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first death row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of execution in the United States that...
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Jul 1, 2024 · New Resource: Database of Capital Appeals Dismissed Solely Because of Missed Deadlines
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Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas for the first time | AP News
Jan 26, 2024 · Alabama executed convicted murderer Smith with nitrogen gas Thursday, putting him to death with a first-of-its-kind method that once again placed the U.S. at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.
What’s the status of the US death penalty? - Associated Press News
Mar 14, 2023 · Here is a look at the current status of the federal death penalty under Biden: HOW WAS THERE A CAPTIAL CASE IN A STATE WITHOUT CAPITAL PUNISHMENT?
Alabama nitrogen gas execution reignites US capital punishment …
Jan 27, 2024 · A man put to death using nitrogen gas shook and convulsed on the gurney as Alabama carried out the first-of-its-kind execution that once again placed the United States at the forefront of the debate over capital punishment.
Belief death penalty is applied unfairly shows capital punishment…
Dec 2, 2023 · HOUSTON — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is adding to its growing...
Florida and Texas carried out more than half of all executions in ... - NPR
Dec 1, 2023 · Meanwhile, Texas continued its streak as the nation's busiest capital punishment state, conducting eight executions this year.
US executions are in decline but some jurisdictions lead the rest - CNN
Oct 6, 2023 · While capital punishment remains legal in 27 states and for the federal government – and a majority of US adults say they’re in favor it for convicted murderers – the number of jurisdictions ...