Alabama Death Row Inmate Suffers Agonizing Execution Experience
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The recent execution of Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Smith has once again raised questions about the use of the death penalty in the United States. Smith, 58, was put to death using the experimental method of nitrogen hypoxia, during which observers noted that he appeared to be in visible agony for an extended period of time. The use of this untested method and the botched nature of Smith’s previous execution attempts …