Opinion
Will Sutton: Two Louisiana journalists witnessed the execution of Jessie Hoffman — for us
Columnist Will Sutton looks at the execution of Jessie Hoffman Jr., with an eye on two journalists who saw something most of us don't want to see. WDSU anchor Gina Swanson and John Simerman of The Advocate | The Times-Picayune | NOLA.
Opinion
The Final Hours of Jessie Hoffman, Murdered by the State of Louisiana
Louisiana was scheduled to murder Jessie Hoffman by first immobilizing him by tying down his arms, hands, legs and torso on a crucifix-like platform. Then, once he was helpless to resist, they would cover his face with an industrial-grade respirator and pump his lungs full of poison high-grade nitrogen gas.
Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method.
Jessie Hoffman is set to die by nitrogen hypoxia Tuesday night, despite legal challenges arguing the method is cruel and ...
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