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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Alabama since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. All of the 78 people (77 men and 1 woman) have been executed at the Holman Correctional Facility, near Atmore, Alabama. All executions between December 2002 and 2023 were conducted by lethal injection.
The execution of Alan Eugene Miller (January 20, 1965 – September 26, 2024) took place in the U.S. state of Alabama by nitrogen hypoxia.It was the second execution in both the world and state to use this particular method, following the execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith in January 2024. [2]
Alan Eugene Miller was executed Thursday evening in Alabama, state officials said, making him the second inmate known to die by nitrogen hypoxia, a controversial method critics say is tantamount ...
A second death warrant was later finalized, ordering Smith to be put to death on January 25, 2024, by nitrogen hypoxia, which was a secondary execution method in Alabama and had never been administered since its implementation. On January 10, 2024, a federal judge ruled that Alabama could proceed with the execution of Smith using nitrogen gas.
Miller's death makes him the fourth inmate to be executed in Alabama this year, the 18th in the nation in 2024 and the 1,600th of all time in the U.S.
Alabama on Thursday night executed Kenneth Smith, the first death row inmate known to die by nitrogen gas, marking the emergence of a wholly new method of execution in the United States that ...
Days after Alabama scheduled its third execution by nitrogen hypoxia, lawyers for the latest prisoner set to die by this method have asked a federal judge to block the execution order.. In a ...
[18] [19] During the execution attempt, executioners attempted for nearly three hours to insert an IV that could be used to administer the lethal injection drugs. In the process, the execution team punctured Hamm's bladder and femoral artery, causing significant bleeding. [18] [20] From 1983 to 2024, Alabama has executed 78 people. [12]