Idaho previously had a firing squad for executions, which it adopted as an option in 1982, but never used it. That option was removed from state law in 2009 after the U.S. Supreme Court ...

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 in a statement to CNN ...

Idaho lawmakers have moved to reinstate the firing squad as a lethal injection alternative for death row inmates By Michael Ruiz Fox News Published March 23, 2023 7:00am EDT ...

Idaho’s approval last month of a new law adding the firing squad as an execution method for death row inmates could one day play a role in the case of Moscow homicides suspect Bryan Kohberger ...

Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority.

Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get lethal-injection drugs, under a new bill. News Sports Business Life Opinion Advertise Obituaries ...

Firing squad was already allowed in Idaho. Bill would make lethal injection the back-up execution method. In 2023, Idaho passed a law to allow firing squads for executions.

Idaho’s push to bring back firing squads, has faced backlash. The state’s major construction union has said it will not participate. Opponents of the method paint it as barbaric.

Ralph Leroy Menzies, 67, is set to be executed Sept. 5 for abducting and killing Utah mother of three Maurine Hunsaker in ...

Idaho shifts to firing squad as main execution method amid lethal injection drug shortages, planning to begin by July 1, 2026, after required retrofits. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...

Death Penalty. Idaho Likely To Authorize Execution by Firing Squad "The firing squad, in my opinion, is beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho," said one state senator.

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the ...