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Opponents of AL’s nitrogen executions want nitrogen companies to withhold supply

In late January, Alabama became the first state to use nitrogen gas for executions, finding a new way to carry out executions after pharmaceutical companies refused to use their products for lethal injections. Kenneth Eugene Smith, 58, was sentenced to death on January 25 for the 1988 murder of Elizabeth Sennett, 45. State prison officials […]