nitrogen hypoxia arkansas

Arkansas, House and nitrogen gas for executions

Bill allowing executions via nitrogen hypoxia passes Arkansas House committee

A newly proposed bill that would allow the use of nitrogen hypoxia as a method of execution in Arkansas has officially passed the House Judiciary Committee.

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Arkansas lawmakers discuss possible nitrogen hypoxia executions, generating jobs act

From introducing an act to generate more jobs, and a bill aiming to allow nitrogen hypoxia executions, it has been another busy week at the Arkansas State Capitol.

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Bill allowing nitrogen gas for executions forwarded by House Judiciary

A bill allowing for nitrogen hypoxia to be used as a criminal execution method for the Arkansas Department of Corrections passed the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee on Thursday (Feb.

KUAR · 3d

Arkansas House committee advances bill to allow nitrogen gas executions

The bill would add nitrogen hypoxia to the list of alternatives to lethal injection available, alongside the electric chair.

Arkansas Times · 13d

Bill to allow nitrogen-gas executions raises legal, medical questions

Despite no support for claims that it is a more humane method of execution, Arkansas is looking at using nitrogen gas to kill inmates.

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Execution witness challenges Arkansas bill allowing nitrogen hypoxia method

After having been convicted of a murder in 1988, Kenny Smith was put to death by a never-before-used method— nitrogen ...

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Arkansas Lawmakers Consider Nitrogen Suffocation Execution Method

House Bill 1489 would expand Arkansas' execution alternatives to lethal injection which, as of now, includes the electric ...

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Arkansas bill would allow the use of nitrogen gas in executions

in addition to other methods used in Arkansas. Nitrogen hypoxia is a process where nitrogen gas is inhaled to the point of suffocation. The bill also states that a death sentence “shall not be ...

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Proposed legislation would add nitrogen gas to execution methods in Arkansas

Nitrogen hypoxia, which is the suffocation of a person using the gas, has only been used four times in the United States for an execution. If approved and signed into law, Arkansas would join ...

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