Alabama Tied An Execution Record In 2024

From [HERE] Alabama ended 2024 with six executions conducted for the year, with half of them using the controversial method of nitrogen gas hypoxia [ here]

That tied a state record, matching the totals for 2009 and 2010 for most executions during a one-year period, figures from the Alabama Department of Corrections and data compiled by anti-death penalty groups show. It was also the highest total for any state so far in 2024.

It began Jan. 25 with the first nitrogen gas hypoxia execution in the nation. Alabama is still the only state that has used the method. It ended with a string of back-to-back-to-back executions during September, October and November.

Use of nitrogen gas as an execution method has led to national and international media attention and scorn from anti-death penalty groups which say it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment. The Vatican has protested the method.