Emerging Polls Indicate Majority Support for Abolishing Death Penalty in Ohio
By Vivian Nguyen COLUMBUS, OH – Emerging poll data from the No Death Penalty Ohio coalition finds…
Sunday Commentary: But the Victims… Get Lost in the Death Penalty Process
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor There are those who argue that the death penalty is about…
Experimental Nitrogen Hypoxia Used for First Time in U.S. to Kill Man at State Execution
By Julie McCaffrey ATMORE, AL — Kenneth Smith, 58, who took part in a murder-for-hire scheme in…
Alabama Goes Through with Horrific Execution Using Untested Method
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The state of Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, in…
Guest Commentary: Alabama Plans to Execute a Man with Nitrogen Gas Despite Jury’s Life Verdict
U.N. experts say the method is likely to constitute torture, violating international human rights treaties ratified by…
Guest Commentary: Death by Nitrogen Hypoxia
by Billy Sinclair Some human rights experts believe death by nitrogen hypoxia is painful and excruciating. Nitrogen…
Alabama Governor Announces January Execution Using Nitrogen Gas
By The Vanguard Staff MONTGOMERY, AL — Alabama will become the first state in the nation to…
Alabama Execution Halted Amid Legal Battles, Struggle to Access Inmate’s Veins
By Michael Apfel and Hannah Adams ATMORE, AL — Alabama Department of Corrections last week cited an…
