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Jessie Hoffman Jr.
Coverage of Jessie Hoffman Jr. in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana watches closely as Supreme Court stops nitrogen execution in Alabama
A federal judge has permanently blocked Alabama from conducting nitrogen executions, shifting focus to Louisiana, which used nitrogen hypoxia for its first execution in 2025. Louisiana approved the method in 2024 due to lethal injection drug shortages, with 53 death row inmates currently awaiting sentences. Alabama, which conducted six nitrogen executions and plans a seventh, faces legal challenges over constitutional concerns.