Convicted killer Jessie Hoffman Jr. was put to death by nitrogen gas Tuesday night (March 18) in Louisiana’s first state execution since 2010, according to his attorneys. A spokesperson for Hoffman’s ...

Pure nitrogen gas was then pumped into the mask ... witnessed the execution and also acknowledged Hoffman's movements. Smith, who has a medical background, said he perceived the convulsions to be an ...

Dick granted the preliminary injunction Tuesday after a daylong hearing Friday in which attorneys for condemned inmate Jessie ...

While some states have passed or are considering legislation to allow nitrogen gas executions, it is uncertain how widely the method will be used. Public support for the death penalty is declining ...

Pure nitrogen gas was then pumped into the mask ... Smith, who has a medical background, said he perceived the convulsions to be an “involuntary response to dying” and that Hoffman appeared ...

Many of their loved ones, she said, were killed using gas. Today, Lewis is a member of the Jews Against Gassing Coalition, a New Orleans-area group decrying the state’s efforts to use nitrogen ...

Pure nitrogen gas was then pumped into the mask ... Smith, who has a medical background, said he perceived the convulsions to be an "involuntary response to dying" and that Hoffman appeared ...

Pure nitrogen gas was then pumped into the mask ... Smith, who has a medical background, said he perceived the convulsions to be an “involuntary response to dying” and that Hoffman appeared ...

Smith, who has a medical background, said he perceived the convulsions to be an "involuntary response to dying" and that Hoffman appeared to be unconscious at the time. Nitrogen gas was first used ...