Alabama correctional facility in Atmore that serves as the state execution site, including lethal-injection and nitrogen-hypoxia executions.
Role in the death-penalty system
Alabama Department of Corrections identifies Holman in Atmore as the site of recent state executions.
The facility has been used for both lethal injection and nitrogen hypoxia, making it central to Alabama’s modern capital-punishment system.
Kenneth Eugene Smith was executed there by nitrogen hypoxia in 2024 after a failed lethal-injection attempt in 2022.
Execution methods and historical context
connections
William C. Holman Correctional Facility is part of the Death Penalty Prisons and Execution Facilities in the United States hub. As the archive expands, additional executions and prisoners can be attached without turning the facility page into a loose list: each connection is kept as a structured, source-bound relationship.
Sources
– Alabama Department of Corrections — Alabama executions at William C. Holman Correctional Facility – Alabama Department of Corrections — Execution carried out for Kenneth Eugene Smith
Connected events
Botched Execution of Joe Nathan James Jr.
The July 28, 2022 Alabama lethal injection execution of Joe Nathan James Jr., in which died after a multi-hour execution process with extensive difficulty…
Failed Lethal-Injection Execution of Alan Eugene Miller
The September 22, 2022 Alabama lethal injection execution attempt of Alan Eugene Miller, in which survived after Alabama was unable to establish IV access…
Failed Lethal-Injection Execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith
The November 17, 2022 Alabama lethal injection execution attempt of Kenneth Eugene Smith, in which survived after officials could not establish the required IV…
Connected people, places and records
References
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[1]Alabama executions at William C. Holman Correctional FacilityTier 1SupportsMentionsView source ↗
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[2]Execution carried out for Kenneth Eugene SmithTier 1SupportsMentionsView source ↗
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[3]Alabama — Death Penalty Information CenterTier 1SupportsView source ↗
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[4]Botched ExecutionsTier 2SupportsView source ↗
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[5]Methods of ExecutionTier 2SupportsView source ↗