Louisiana death row inmate seeks to halt execution

Louisiana death row inmate who is scheduled to die by nitrogen hypoxia challenges the method
A death row inmate in Louisiana scheduled to become the first person in the state to be executed using nitrogen gas has asked for his capital punishment to be carried out using a more humane method.
Louisiana's oldest death row inmate dies less than month before execution date
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, died Saturday at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, "from natural causes as a result of complications arising from his pre-existing medical conditions," according to the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections.
Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado dies before execution date
Louisiana death row inmate Christopher Sepulvado died Saturday his lawyers announced. He had been given an execution date in March.
Louisiana execution protocol unsealed: Here’s how the state plans to use nitrogen gas
The protocol states that the warden of the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola will oversee the execution, with additional team members appointed by the warden. These individuals must train ...
Louisiana execution recharges debate on death by nitrogen gas
A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution, citing constitutional concerns over the controversial killing method.
He died before Louisiana could execute him, and he might not be the last
Christopher Sepulvado, 81, was scheduled to die by nitrogen gas in March. His death by natural causes compels America to ...
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Is there a way to execute Louisiana inmate without violating constitutional rights? Judge will decide
BATON ROUGE, La. - A federal judge hearing a challenge to Louisiana's death row protocols was in a quandary Friday: How can ...
Louisiana and Arkansas look to nitrogen executions
Alabama in 2024 became the first state to carry out a nitrogen gas execution. Now, at least two states are looking to follow ...
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Louisiana death row inmate dies before scheduled March execution
Sepulvado spent 30 years on death row at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, The Louisiana Department of Corrections also confirmed the death in a statement saying Sepulvado “died at ...
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Louisiana Prisoner Moved To Oklahoma To Await Capital Punishment; You Can Thank Trump
A man who was serving in federal prison in Louisiana is now in Oklahoma to await execution later this year, but only because ...
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Louisiana’s oldest death row inmate dies 3 weeks before he was to be state’s first execution in 15 years
Sepulvado had been housed at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, the largest maximum-security lockup in the United States and the site of the nation’s longest-running prison rodeo.
Days before he's executed, Louisiana prisoner pleads for another method
BATON ROUGE, La. — A Louisiana man on death row is pleading with a judge not to be executed by gas just days before he's scheduled for his capital punishment. Jessie Hoffman is expected to be executed ...
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"I remember feeling a flush of anger that the State of Louisiana was giving Bordelon what he wanted, relief from his guilt," ...