It's not fit for putting down animals, but Alabama plans to use nitrogen hypoxia on death row inmate
Some medical experts are accusing Alabama of using an experimental procedure to carry out a death sentence later this week for a 58-year-old inmate.
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![Alabama's lethal injection chamber at Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., is shown in an archival photo. Alabama which tried and failed to execute Kenneth Smith through lethal injection, plans to administer nitrogen hypoxia to the death row inmate. A gurney with straps is shown in an austere room through a window.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7092218.1706031571!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/death-penalty-foe.jpg)
Some medical experts are accusing Alabama of using an experimental procedure to carry out a death sentence later this week for a 58-year-old inmate.