Death row inmate Jessie Hoffman said he has leaned on what he's learned through Buddhism to help him improve his life, including when he was recently served with a death warrant. "I was served a death warrant and immediately afterwards,

A death row inmate slated to become the first person to be put to death by nitrogen gas in Louisiana is seeking to halt the execution, citing constitutional concerns over the controversial killing method.

Lawyers for Jessie Hoffman, a Louisiana death row inmate scheduled for execution on March 18, are asking a federal judge to halt his execution, arguing that the secrecy surrounding the state’s use of nitrogen hypoxia violates his constitutional rights.