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Louisiana Executes Prisoner with Nitrogen Gas for First Time
(MENAFN) Louisiana carried out its first death punishment execution in 15 years on Tuesday night, using nitrogen gas as the method of execution, based on media reports.
The prisoner, 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr., was executed at the state penitentiary in Angola, sited 130 miles northwest of New Orleans. Hoffman was sentenced for the 1996 rape and murder of 28-year-old advertising executive Mary Elliott in New Orleans.
This execution marked the first use of nitrogen hypoxia in Louisiana, a method previously used by Alabama, which has executed four prisoners with nitrogen gas since the previous year.
The procedure involves administering nitrogen gas to the inmate via a mask, causing death due to a lack of oxygen.
While some view the nitrogen gas method as a less painful alternative to other execution methods, critics argue that it constitutes a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
Despite last-minute appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay of execution, Hoffman’s case proceeded. Following the execution, Hoffman’s attorney, Cecelia Kappel, addressed reporters, calling the execution a "senseless" killing.
She stated, “Governor (Jeff) Landry says he is doing this for the victims, but we have heard directly from victim family members that killing Jessie will not bring them peace.”
The prisoner, 46-year-old Jessie Hoffman Jr., was executed at the state penitentiary in Angola, sited 130 miles northwest of New Orleans. Hoffman was sentenced for the 1996 rape and murder of 28-year-old advertising executive Mary Elliott in New Orleans.
This execution marked the first use of nitrogen hypoxia in Louisiana, a method previously used by Alabama, which has executed four prisoners with nitrogen gas since the previous year.
The procedure involves administering nitrogen gas to the inmate via a mask, causing death due to a lack of oxygen.
While some view the nitrogen gas method as a less painful alternative to other execution methods, critics argue that it constitutes a form of cruel and unusual punishment.
Despite last-minute appeals to the US Supreme Court for a stay of execution, Hoffman’s case proceeded. Following the execution, Hoffman’s attorney, Cecelia Kappel, addressed reporters, calling the execution a "senseless" killing.
She stated, “Governor (Jeff) Landry says he is doing this for the victims, but we have heard directly from victim family members that killing Jessie will not bring them peace.”
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