Idaho Moves to Bring Back Firing Squads for Executions
1 day ago · Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill to make a firing squad the primary method of execution in the state. Why It Matters. Under Idaho law, lethal injection is the primary method, …
Idaho to pursue firing squad as leading execution method | Idaho …
2 days ago · If passed into law in Idaho, the firing squad would overtake lethal injection as the state’s primary method in July 2026, Skaug said. That would grant the state prison system …
Bill introduced to make firing squad Idaho’s first execution option
3 days ago · Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, spoke to the committee about his bill on Jan. 21, 2025, which would make the firing squad the priority execution method. By Ruth Brown, Idaho …
‘Dignity for all’: Idaho bill proposes firing squad as state’s primary ...
2 days ago · Eleven months after Idaho failed to execute a prisoner for the first time ever using lethal injection, Republican lawmakers have their targets set on adopting a firing squad as the …
Idaho is the latest state to permit execution by firing squad
Mar 27, 2023 · Idaho may soon use firing squads to execute death-row inmates if no lethal injection drugs are available, under a new law signed last week.
Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
Mar 24, 2023 · Under Idaho’s bill, firing squads would be used only if executioners can’t obtain the drugs required for lethal injections. As lethal injection became the primary execution method in …
Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law
Mar 25, 2023 · BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Republican Gov. Brad Little signed a bill allowing execution by firing squad, making Idaho the latest state to turn to older methods of capital punishment …
Idaho brings back firing squad for death row executions - Law
Mar 21, 2023 · The Idaho state Senate passed a bill Monday that would allow death row inmates to be executed by firing squad, bringing back a method of capital punishment that hasn’t been …
Idaho lawmakers approve execution by firing squad | CNN Politics
Mar 21, 2023 · Idaho lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow execution by firing squad, according to the legislature’s website. State Rep. Bruce D. Skaug confirmed the move …
Idaho takes aim at death penalty delays with firing squad - Idaho Statesman
Mar 20, 2023 · House Bill 186, sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, and Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg, passed the Senate by a 24-11 vote. The bill would establish a firing squad as the …