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Controversial Execution of Alabama Inmate Sparks Debate on Justice and Humanity

Carey Dale Grayson was executed in Alabama using nitrogen gas for the 1994 murder of hitchhiker Vickie Deblieux, marking the third use of this method in the US. Despite legal challenges to the constitutionality of nitrogen hypoxia, the execution proceeded, drawing criticism from Deblieux's daughter, Jodi Haley, who condemned the act and highlighted Grayson's troubled past. Grayson was the only one of four teenagers involved in the murder to receive the death penalty. The case has sparked debate over the ethics and effectiveness of new execution methods.

via BBC.com|

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UN Experts Decry Alabama's First Execution by Nitrogen Gas as Inhumane

United Nations human rights experts have criticized Alabama's plan to execute Kenneth Smith using nitrogen hypoxia as "inhuman" and "alarming," suggesting it could result in a painful death and potentially violate the Convention against Torture. Smith was convicted in 1996 for a murder-for-hire killing and was initially sentenced to life without parole, but a judge overruled the jury's decision and sentenced him to death. Alabama's attempt to use nitrogen hypoxia, which would be the first of its kind in the U.S., has been met with legal challenges from Smith's attorney, who argues that this method is experimental and unjust.

via USA TODAY|

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"UN Experts Decry Alabama's First Nitrogen Gas Execution as Potential 'Torture'"

U.N. human rights experts have warned that the first U.S. execution by nitrogen hypoxia, scheduled in Alabama for death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, could result in a "painful and humiliating death." This method, which involves forcing the inmate to breathe pure nitrogen, is untested and criticized for its potential to cause severe suffering and health risks to others present. The execution method has been challenged on human rights grounds and for potentially violating religious liberties, as it may endanger spiritual advisers in the death chamber.

via CBS News|

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"UN Experts Decry Alabama's Upcoming Nitrogen Gas Execution as Potential 'Torture'"

United Nations experts have urged the United States to refrain from executing inmate Kenneth Smith by nitrogen hypoxia, a method they fear could cause "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or even torture." Smith, who was involved in a murder-for-hire in 1988, survived a botched lethal injection in November 2022. His upcoming execution in Alabama would be the first use of nitrogen hypoxia, raising concerns about its constitutionality and the potential for "painful and humiliating death."

via Reuters|

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