Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry announced the state will resume executions after a 15-year hiatus, potentially using the ...

A newly proposed bill in Arkansas would add nitrogen gas as a method to execute death row inmates in the state.

made an agreement to extradite Frazier to Alabama death row in November 2011. Nitrogen hypoxia is an execution method in which the inmate breathes in pure nitrogen gas through a mask, which displaces ...

If nitrogen hypoxia is used, an inmate breathes 100 percent nitrogen, which causes suffocation. Louisiana is one of four states that have approved it for executions.

made an agreement to extradite Frazier to Alabama death row in November 2011. Nitrogen hypoxia is an execution method in which the inmate breathes in pure nitrogen gas through a mask ...

Governor Landry emphasized that this method will ensure Louisiana’s ability to carry out death sentences in a timely and effective manner.

Louisiana corrections officials have drafted and approved a new policy to allow the state to restart executing death row ...