Idaho adopts firing squad

Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method
Idaho governor signs bill making firing squad the state’s primary execution method - The state is considering spending $1.2m to implement firing squad executions
Gov. Little signs firing squad bill, Idaho likely to be first state to use as primary execution method
Idaho Governor Brad Little has designated the firing squad as the state's primary execution method, effective July 1, 2026.
Idaho becomes the only state with firing squad as main execution method
Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Wednesday morning signed into law House Bill 37, which will make the firing squad the primary death penalty in Idaho.
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Idaho is looking to renovate its death row to accommodate firing squad executions, but contractors are shying away from helping build the facility, Michelle Del Rey writes
Idaho adopts firing squad as the primary method of execution
Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.
Firing squad could become Idaho’s main execution method under a bill awaiting governor’s approval
Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take effect next year if it is signed by Gov.
Firing Squads are Now Idaho's Primary Form of Execution
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.
‘More humane’? Idaho becomes only state to prefer firing squad to carry out death penalty
Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.
IDOC readies execution chamber for firing squad implementation
Idaho's Senate approved a bill that designates firing squads as the primary method of execution, as the Idaho Department of Correction continues preparations to implement the new procedure.
Idaho becomes first state to prefer death by firing squad for executions
Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.
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Correction: Idaho-Firing Squad story
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In a story published Mar. 5, 2025, about firing squad legislation in Idaho, The Associated Press erroneously reported the title of the lawmaker sponsoring the bill.
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Gov. Little signs bill making firing squad primary execution method in Idaho
Gov. Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law on Wednesday, making Idaho the only state to use a firing squad as its primary ...