Dossier
Jeff Hood
Coverage of Jeff Hood in the Nexus archive.
- Federal judge blocks use of Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol
A federal judge blocked Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol, ruling it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The decision affects Jeffery Lee, scheduled for execution, and raises uncertainty about future uses of the method, which has been used seven times in Alabama since 2024.
- Federal judge blocks use of Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol
A federal judge blocked Alabama’s nitrogen gas execution protocol, ruling it constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment. The judge allowed Jeffery Lee, scheduled for execution on Thursday, to propose a firing squad as an alternative method.