Alabama has executed Alan Eugene Miller, the second inmate known to die by nitrogen gas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

47% : A previous attempt to execute Miller using lethal injection was called off two years ago after state officials said they couldn't access Miller's veins before the execution warrant expired.Ivey, a Republican, had designated a 30-hour window beginning Thursday morning for Miller's execution to take place.
42% : In September 2022, Alabama officials tried to execute Miller by lethal injection, but failed because they could not access his veins within the required time limit.
41% : Miller was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection after a US Supreme Court ruling vacated a lower court injunction in a long-running dispute over whether he would die by that method or nitrogen hypoxia.
39% : Smith was sentenced to death for his role in a 1988 murder for hire and, like Miller, had previously survived a failed attempt to execute him by lethal injection in 2022.
38% : After the failed attempt, Miller was sent back to death row.

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