HB-392 would allow inmates to choose between lethal injection and nitrogen hypoxia. In January, Alabama was the first state to use nitrogen gas for an execution.
OHIO, USA —
Ohio legislators held the first hearing last week for a bill that would change Ohio’s options for the death penalty.
House Bill 392, sponsored by State Representatives Brian Stewart (R-Ashville) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) would give inmates on death row a choice between lethal injection and nitrogen hypoxia. If lethal drugs are not available, nitrogen gas would be required to be used.
“This would provide a legal means for us to continue to carry out these sentences that unanimous juries have imposed in Ohio,” Stewart said.
“I think from a lot of people’s standpoint, it was an experimental method that went horribly wrong,” State Representative Michele Grim (D-Toledo) said. “It left the inmate convulsing for at least two minutes and he was straining against his restraints.”
Grim …
![Donald Trump claims immigration has left Sadiq Khan’s London ‘unrecognisable’ after Europe ‘opened its doors to jihad’ and vows ‘never to let that happen’ in the US in his latest swipe at capital [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1461633_0_843591290imagea521714639828070jpg.jpg)
![F1 Miami Grand Prix 2024: Free link to watch and stream sprint qualifying online [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mp_1462326_0_GettyImages1488216525jpg.jpg)
![Severe storm rips through Council Bluffs neighborhood [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1442265_0_662c587082f71imagejpg.jpg)
![Sarpy legislative race has Jen Day facing two challengers [Video]](https://usanewsvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/mp_1441278_0_662b0b5a7bac9previewpng.png)