Alabama condemned for nitrogen gas execution: ‘They intended to torture him’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Smith’s execution by “nitrogen hypoxia” took around 22 minutes, according to media witnesses, who were led into a viewing room at the William C Holman correctional facility in Atmore shortly before 8 pm local time.
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