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Alabama's plan to execute a convicted murderer with nitrogen gas was labelled by campaigners as part of a 'Nazi legacy of experimentation that should not be repeated'
As of January 2024, there are 24 states that have the death penalty and 23 that do not, according to the Death Penalty Information Center - with Alabama set to become the first to use nitrogen gas as a method.