Louisiana executed Jessie Hoffman Jr. using nitrogen gas, marking the state’s first execution in over 15 years. Authorities ...

WASHINGTON, DC - Jessie Hoffman, a death row inmate who was executed last week in Louisiana, claimed the state's execution ...

The state of Louisiana implemented a method of execution this month that advocates describe as cruel and unusual.

Columnist Will Sutton looks at the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., with an eye on two journalists who saw something most of ...

Airgas, a nitrogen and oxygen supplier, is considering action against Louisiana over potential misuse of its products during ...

Recent executions in South Carolina and Louisiana have sparked more debate amongst Americans. Does Florida use nitrogen gas or firing squads?

A divided Supreme Court declined to block the execution of Jessie Hoffman, who was put to death on Tuesday night in Louisiana. Four justices would have put Hoffman’s execution on hold – one short of ...

Louisiana was scheduled to murder Jessie Hoffman by first immobilizing him by tying down his arms, hands, legs and torso on a ...

While the men’s death warrants were signed before Donald Trump took office January 20, the state executioners and the US judiciary were certainly emboldened to see these executions through to ...

Oklahoma executed Wendell Grissom for a 2005 murder, marking the state's first execution of the year amid a week of multiple ...

Louisiana ended its 15-year death penalty hiatus Tuesday when it executed convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman with nitrogen gas. Hoffman, 46, was put to death at the Louisiana State ...