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Jews must speak out against Alabama's planned nitrogen gas executions
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 6 months agoNote: A lawyer-turned-death penalty abolitionist and a Jewish cantor join forces to argue that the...
Comforting the condemned: Inside the execution chamber with reverend focused on humanity
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe Rev. Jeff Hood has witnessed seven executions, including the nation's most recent one, that of...
For Jews, Louisiana’s nitrogen gas execution law recalls the terrors of the Holocaust
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJust a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel from New Orleans to Ukraine through my advocacy...
Alabama conducts one execution, moves to set two more within a month
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 months agoWithin about a month, Alabama has conducted one execution and laid the groundwork to schedule two...
The Supreme Court Blessed an Experimental Execution in Alabama. It Went So Wrong.
Slate via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Thursday night, Alabama executioners killed Kenneth Eugene Smith using nitrogen gas, the first...
Alabama says it won't be ready to use nitrogen hypoxia method at Sept. 22 execution
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAlabama will not be ready to use nitrogen hypoxia to execute a death row inmate by Sept. 22, the...
Judge weighs request to stop nation's first execution by nitrogen, in Alabama
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA federal judge heard diverging arguments Wednesday about the humaneness and risks of execution by...
Arizona pauses death penalty pending review; system 'needs better oversight,' governor says
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoArizona Gov. Katie Hobbs announced the appointment of a Death Penalty Independent Review...
Ivey sets date for Alabama's second nitrogen hypoxia execution
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoGov. Kay Ivey has set the execution date for Alan Eugene Miller by nitrogen hypoxia. If carried out,...
Alabama's 2023 death penalty torture outlook
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThere are many terrible knowns — and even more terrible unknowns — concerning Alabama’s administration of the death penalty in 2023. We know despite...