Louisiana plans to use nitrogen gas to execute death row inmate Jessie Hoffman next week. Here's what to know about the ...

Alabama is the only state to use nitrogen gas for executions, and it has executed four people with the method. During the procedure, a full-face mask is used to administer pure nitrogen gas ...

A federal judge has halted Louisiana’s first death row execution using nitrogen gas ... meditation exercises. They also said the method, which involves an industrial, full-face mask, will ...

When Louisiana carries out the execution of Jessie Hoffman on March 18, he will be strapped to a gurney, fitted with a gas mask and forced ... by forcing a person to breathe 100% nitrogen.