Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • The Independent

    Death row inmate speaks out on untested nitrogen gas execution

    by Michelle Del Rey Jan 24, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: Alabama Department of Corrections

    Alabama death row inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith says he is not prepared to become the first person ever put to death by nitrogen gas.

    Smith, 58, told The Guardian he has now been moved to the “death cell” in an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) facility ahead of his Thursday execution, but that he is not ready to be executed using the untested method.

    Smith’s attorneys have filed a request

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from The Independent

    The Independent3 min read
    Dubai Plans To Move Its Busy International Airport To A $35 Billion New Facility Within 10 Years
    Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, will move its operations to the city-state's second, sprawling airfield in its southern desert reaches “within the next 10 years” in a project worth nearly $35 billion, its ru
    The Independent2 min read
    What The Papers Say – April 29
    Pressure on the Prime Minister to call an early election features among a variety of stories on the front pages of the nation’s papers on Monday. The i says Rishi Sunak will resist calls for an early election amid plots from rebel MPs who plan to “ou
    The Independent4 min read
    Deforestation In Indonesia Spiked Last Year, But Resources Analyst Sees Better Overall Trend
    From trees felled in protected national parks to massive swaths of jungle razed for palm oil and paper plantations, Indonesia had a 27% uptick in primary forest loss in 2023 from the previous year, according to a World Resources Institute analysis of

    Related Books & Audiobooks