Inside America’s First Execution By Nitrogen
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4.3 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2024
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
With the execution of Kenneth Smith, Alabama became the first state to carry out the death penalty with nitrogen gas. According to Smith’s spiritual advisor, who witnessed the execution, this is not a “humane” future for capital punishment
Guest: Rev. Jeff Hood, pastor, theologian and activist living and working in Little Rock, Arkansas, and the Convener of Clergy United Against the Death Penalty
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