Jessie Hoffman, Jr. was pronounced dead around 6:50 p.m. Tuesday at the State Penitentiary at Angola, officials announced in a briefing after the execution. He inhaled pure nitrogen gas through a mask ...

Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman's execution marks the first time Louisiana has used the method and is the state's first execution in 15 years.

Louisiana has used nitrogen gas to put a man to death, marking the first time the state has used that execution method.

After Louisiana scheduled its first nitrogen gas execution for March 18 — currently being blocked by a federal judge — business and faith leaders have complained.

Today on Louisiana Considered, in light of the state’s first execution in over a decade, we speak with anti-death penalty ...

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed legislation allowing the state to carry out executions using nitrogen gas.

At least three bills in the 2025 legislative session propose changes that could affect cases moving forward amid a push to ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday recalled execution warrants that a judge had signed for two death row inmates who were ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Bruce Ward, a convicted murderer who was the longest-serving inmate on Arkansas' death row, has died, the state Department of Corrections said. Ward was 68.

Defense attorneys argue it would be "unheard of in both this state and the nation" for executions to be scheduled before an inmate exhausts all appeals.