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.

A judge will decide next week if the Trump administration violated a court order and what sanctions it might face.

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 ...

Two US states executed convicted murderers on Thursday, the third and fourth death sentences carried out in the country this ...

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

Edward James, 63, was sentenced to death for the 1993 murders of eight-year-old Toni Neuner and 58-year-old Betty Dick ...