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Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method.
Louisiana death row inmate pleads for 'humane' execution and not 'brutal' new method
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr is scheduled to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia on March 18 but his lawyers are seeking a more 'human method' for the convicted killer
Louisiana death row inmate challenges gruelling execution method as he’s set to become state's first person to die by it
Louisiana inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. has argued the state's execution protocol is undisclosed and violates his constitutional rights
81-year-old death row inmate dies weeks before his scheduled execution
Louisiana inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday, just over three weeks before he was scheduled to be put to death for his young stepson’s murder in what would have been one of the first two executions in 15 years as the state shifts its posture on capital punishment.
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
Jessie Hoffman is trying to halt his March 18 execution His lawyers say nitrogen gas protocol is shrouded in secrecy Louisiana attorney general has vowed to carry out the execution A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution,
Louisiana's execution protocol unsealed. New detailed plans to use nitrogen gas released.
Lawyers for Louisiana and death row inmate Jessie Hoffman Jr. have agreed to unseal the state's nitrogen gas execution protocol, which was being kept secret from the public until now.
Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
Alabama in 2024 became the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution. Now, at least two states are looking to follow in its path.
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Jessie Hoffman, set to be executed in March, challenges Louisiana's use of nitrogen gas
Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman said he has leaned on what he's learned through Buddhism to help him improve his life, ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
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Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution as state unseals nitrogen gas protocol
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing ...
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Louisiana death row inmate dies of illness weeks before scheduled execution
WDSU REPORTER JASMINE FRANKLIN IS LIVE TRACKING NEW REACTION TONIGHT. JASMINE. ELIZABETH, LOUISIANA, HAS NOT HAD AN INMATE ON DEATH ROW EXECUTED IN 15 YEARS. THE INMATE THAT WAS SCHEDULED TO BE ...
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Louisiana Prisoner Moved To Oklahoma To Await Capital Punishment; You Can Thank Trump
A man who was serving in federal prison in Louisiana is now in Oklahoma to await execution later this year, but only because ...
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Redemption and the Ultimate Punishment
"I remember feeling a flush of anger that the State of Louisiana was giving Bordelon what he wanted, relief from his guilt," ...
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South Carolina executes inmate by firing squad
It will be the first time in 15 years a firing squad has been used in the United States, and the first for South Carolina.
Death penalty opponents file suit to save Jessie Hoffman
As the governor and others try to fulfill promises that the state will resume executing those awaiting the death penalty, ...