The Justice Department under President Donald Trump has added firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution protocols, citing difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs.

One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and ...

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A federal appeals court ruled that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method requires further examination regarding its ...