Louisiana ends 15-year death penalty drought with nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana ended its 15-year death penalty hiatus Tuesday when it executed convicted rapist and murderer Jessie Hoffman with ...
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Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions. Here are the 56 people on Angola's death row.
Louisiana is restarting death penalty executions next week for the first time in 15 years, using nitrogen gas to execute ...
Louisiana death row killer Jessie Hoffman becomes state’s first nitrogen gas execution
Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, was declared dead shortly after 7 p.m. after he inhaled the lethal gas through a fitted full-faced ...
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LA County DA Nathan Hochman reverses predecessor’s ban on death penalty
Capital punishment will be sought only in “exceedingly rare cases” after detailed review and consultation with crime victims.
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Religion is baked into Louisiana's death penalty practices, but executions divide faith leaders
Louisiana has attempted "to give the blessing of religion" onto its death penalty practices, says Sister Helen Prejean. Still ...
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As Louisiana is set to resume executions, these 56 people are on death row
The state plans to use nitrogen hypoxia for the first time Tuesday when it’s scheduled to put Jessie Hoffman to death.
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Louisiana puts man to death in its first nitrogen gas execution, his lawyer says
Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Oklahoma specifically authorize execution by nitrogen hypoxia, according to records ...
Louisiana death row inmate seeks last-minute court ruling to halt nitrogen gas execution
On the day that Louisiana’s first execution in 15 years is scheduled to take place, attorneys for the inmate are hoping for a ...
Louisiana puts man to death in state's first nitrogen gas execution
Louisiana used nitrogen gas to put Jessie Hoffman Jr., 46, to death Tuesday evening in the state's first execution in 15 ...
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LA DA Hochman revives death penalty policy, allowing for rare consideration in extreme cases
Effective immediately, Nathan Hochman is rescinding the prior administration’s policy forbidding prosecutors from seeking the death penalty.
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LA County DA Nathan Hochman Moves to Revive Death Penalty, Reversing Progressive Reforms
In a reversal of Los Angeles County’s stance on capital punishment, recently elected District Attorney Nathan Hochman ...