Idaho Poised To Allow Firing Squad Executions
The method will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.
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The method will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections.
The Idaho Legislature passed a bill mandating execution by firing squad for death row inmates in cases where lethal injection drugs are unavailable.
A bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority
A bill that would allow Idaho to execute condemned inmates by firing squad is headed to the governor’s desk after passing the Legislature with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will
House Bill 186 authorizes execution by firing squad if lethal injection is not available. Idaho Senate approved March 20, 2023, by vote of 24-11.