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Lethal Injection Shortages

The shortages of drugs used for lethal injection and the potential impact on the use of nitrogen hypoxia as an alternative method of execution.

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Jan 26, 2026
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Which U.S. states have legislated nitrogen hypoxia or gas‑chamber options for executions, and what did their bills say?

Several states have written or more generalized “lethal gas” options into law or into proposed bills; , and are among the earliest adopters on the books, Alabama is the only state that had developed a...

Jan 27, 2026

Which states have formal execution protocols (not just statutes) for nitrogen hypoxia and what do those protocols disclose?

Two states are known to have issued formal, operational documents describing how would be carried out: published a heavily redacted execution protocol that was used in practice and spells out steps su...