Alabama to Proceed with Controversial Nitrogen Gas Execution

The state has scheduled a second execution using nitrogen hypoxia for Alan Miller, previously surviving a lethal injection, amid ethical and legal controversies.

Alan Miller, convicted of a 1999 triple homicide, is set for execution on September 26 using nitrogen gas, a method that deprives oxygen.
This follows Alabama’s first use of nitrogen gas in January, which sparked international criticism and claims of potential cruelty.
Miller had previously survived a botched lethal injection in 2022, leading to his choice of nitrogen hypoxia, which he had to legally assert due to misplaced paperwork.
Legal challenges persist, with ongoing federal lawsuits citing the execution method as potentially violating the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
The use of nitrogen gas comes as Alabama, among other states, faces a shortage of traditional lethal injection drugs.