Alabama inmate on death row maintains innocence before nitrogen execution

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Alabama inmate on death row maintains innocence before nitrogen execution
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Anthony Boyd, an Alabama inmate scheduled for execution by nitrogen gas, maintains his innocence in a 1993 murder case, with family and supporters pleading for clemency. Boyd, on death row since 1995, argues he did not participate in the murder, and his case has been litigated for decades. The new nitrogen execution method has raised concerns about its humaneness, with witnesses describing prolonged suffering. Boyd, also an anti-death penalty advocate, hopes to shed light on the realities of death row inmates.

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