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Court warns nitrogen execution causes pain
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Alabama's nitrogen gas execution method could cause inmates significant pain, describing the process as causing severe distress for up to three minutes. The court emphasized that such suffering may constitute a violation of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment, though it did not halt a specific upcoming execution. The ruling concerns the case of Jeffrey Lee, set for execution by nitrogen gas, and highlights concerns about the method's potential for inflicting unnecessary pain during lethal injections.
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