The only execution methods for carrying out capital punishment listed in Louisiana law are nitrogen hypoxia, lethal injection and electrocution. For nearly two decades, the state has faced legal ...

“It went flawless,” Secretary of Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety Gary Westcott said. “There was nothing that happened incorrectly.” Nitrogen hypoxia was approved by the state ...

Attorneys for Louisiana remain adamant that nitrogen hypoxia is seemingly painless. Hoffman's attorneys also argued that the method infringes on Hoffman’s freedom to practice his religion ...

Four states — Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma — specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia, according to records compiled by the Death Penalty Information Center.

Many members of Loyola’s community are expressing frustration with the recent execution of Jessie Hoffman, Louisiana’s first ...

If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

Florida may soon expand its approved methods of execution to include firing squads and nitrogen gas, following a wave of ...

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Ohio has not carried out an execution in nearly seven years, despite 116 inmates remaining on death row, according to the state’s ...

The mixed feelings generated by Louisiana’s resurrection of capital punishment stemmed largely from association. Prisoners with no connection to the 56 condemned men went about their business. But ...

With the release today of the “2024 Capital Crimes Report,” Attorney General Dave Yost stressed that little, if anything, has ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost renewed his push to get executions of death penalty inmates restarted in Ohio.