The first firing squad execution in over 15 years was carried out last month. It provides a glimpse into how such executions ...

Firing squad executions have a long history and are receiving renewed attention with recent inmates choosing firing squads as ...

A few more details are known about South Carolina's firing squad as the state prepares to carry out its second execution by ...

South Carolina’s highest court has rejected the last major appeal from Mikal Mahdi, who is scheduled to die by firing squad ...

People sentenced to death in Florida could be executed by firing squads, nitrogen gas or other methods under a bill that expands Florida’s death penalty tactics. Florida allows for lethal ...

Mississippi is one of five states that still permit executions by firing squad, alongside Utah, Oklahoma, Idaho and South Carolina. However, a firing squad execution has never been conducted in ...

Arizona lawmakers are considering HCR 2024, a bill that would allow voters to decide whether to make firing squads the primary method of execution. Proponents argue that firing squads are more ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning. A firing squad has been the secondary ...

Diocese of Boise Bishop Peter F. Christensen raised concerns about a “culture of death” and threats to human dignity after Idaho made death by firing squad its primary method of execution for ...