# how does nitrogen gas execution work

What is nitrogen hypoxia? Alabama's Kenneth Smith execution proceeds with unprecedented, controversial method » A death row inmate in Alabama was executed on Thursday, Jan. 25, using nitrogen gas. It marked the first U.S. execution carried out this way. Cbsnews.com

Alabama gasses prisoner with nitrogen in first new execution method in decades » Alabama executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who held his breath in vain as officials asphyxiated him with nitrogen gas, the first use of a new method of capital punishment. Reuters.com

An Alabama inmate was executed with nitrogen gas. How does it work? | CNN » Alabama inmate Kenneth Smith was put to death Thursday night, marking the nation’s first known execution using nitrogen gas. Cnn.com

How Nitrogen Executions Could Go Wrong - Oklahoma Watch » Oklahoma officials say that using inhalation of nitrogen to carry out the death penalty will be safe and humane. But uncertainty surrounds the process, including how it will force inmates to inhale the gas and what will happen if they resist. Oklahomawatch.org

Alabama preps for nitrogen gas execution: Here's how it would work » Nitrogen hypoxia has never been used as a method of execution in the United States. Montgomeryadvertiser.com

Alabama plans to execute a man using nitrogen gas. How will it work? Few know. » Kenneth Eugene Smith, convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire plot, could become the first death row inmate put to death by nitrogen hypoxia in the U.S. Nbcnews.com

The Alabama Execution Case: What We Know » Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death by nitrogen gas on Thursday night, the first time the method was used in capital punishment in the U.S. Nytimes.com

After a Botched Execution, Alabama Is Trying an Untested Method » The state plans to carry out the first U.S. execution via nitrogen hypoxia with Kenneth Smith, who survived an earlier attempt to execute him by lethal injection. Nytimes.com

Alabama plans to carry out first nitrogen gas execution. How will it work and what are the risks? » Alabama is preparing to attempt the nation’s first execution using nitrogen gas Abcnews.go.com