Oklahoma To Use Nitrogen Gas To Execute Death Row Inmates

OKLAHOMA CITY (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Oklahoma officials say they plan to use nitrogen gas to execute inmates once the state resumes using the death penalty, marking the first time a U.S. state would use the gas to carry out capital punishment.
State Attorney General Mike Hunter and Corrections Director Joe Allbaugh made the announcement Wednesday.
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This new method, known as nitrogen asphyxiation, seals the prisoner in an airtight chamber pumped full of nitrogen gas, causing de