Executions using nitrogen gas will soon be legal in Arkansas if the governor signs the legislation into law. House Bill 1489 ...

Louisiana is scheduled to execute a man with nitrogen gas on March 18. Arkansas lawmakers are seeking to introduce nitrogen ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Hours after the nation’s first ... In Alabama, the inmate is strapped to a gurney with a gas mask covering their face. Nitrogen is pumped into the mask and is kept flowing ...

Arkansas currently only allows executions by lethal injection. If this bill becomes law, the state would join a small group of others permitting nitrogen hypoxia.