Idaho lawmakers are moving to bolster their newly restored firing squad as the state's primary means of execution with eight current death row inmates and the capital murder trial of student ...

Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, introduced the bill Tuesday, which would make Idaho the only U.S. state to give preference to a firing squad. Skaug sponsored a bill that became law in 2023 that added ...

Languages: English. You can get in touch with Khaleda by emailing k.rahman@newsweek.com Under Idaho law, lethal injection is the primary method, but executions by firing squad are allowed if ...

Idaho’s Republicans agree. Skaug told the Idaho Statesman news service his firing-squad bill was about offering “dignity for all”. “It is retribution, for the families that lost someone to ...

Republican lawmakers in Idaho are considering going back to the firing squad after the execution of a convicted serial killer via lethal injection completely failed last year. State ...

‘Dignity for all’: Idaho bill proposes firing squad as state’s primary execution method Jan. 21, 2025 Updated Tue., Jan. 21, 2025 at 8:08 p.m. The Idaho State Capitol Building in downtown Boise.