"If this execution is successful then we're going to see nitrogen hypoxia take off across the country," said Rev. Jeff Hood, the spiritual adviser to Kenneth Smith, who was convicted for the 1988 ...

Hood says witnessing executions makes him feel 'like a murderer' In 2022, the Supreme Court ruled that spiritual advisers must be allowed into execution chambers if death row inmates want them.

While every execution is a disturbing experience for Hood, one in particular stands out for him - the death of Kenneth Eugene Smith on January 26 of this year in Alabama.

Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Hood's lawsuit claims that an execution using a mask to give a prisoner pure nitrogen gas to breathe, causing them to suffocate, could place his life at risk and prevents him from ...

As Florida inserts a needle to deliver a fatal drug to Anthony Wainwright, Alabama will strap a mask on Greg Hunt and pump him with nitrogen gas.

Everyone should be on edge when encountering masked protesters — it’s not a good sign when people are afraid of being associated with their own cause.

Hood also said that Smith has been regularly vomiting as his execution nears. "Kenny is just so sick, he's throwing up, and he can't even talk on the phone," he said. "I think that we are going to ...

With the mask “tied to the gurney,” Hood said, Smith continuously “ripped his head forward.” Hood said he would dispute any assertion by ADOC that the execution went as the department ...

Alabama executed convicted murderer Kenneth Smith, who held his breath in vain as officials asphyxiated him with nitrogen gas, the first use of a new method of capital punishment.

The Rev. Jeff Hood, an Arkansas-based pastor who was the spiritual adviser in the execution chamber with Mr. Smith, challenged the idea that the execution had gone as officials anticipated.

Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties.