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Idaho is set to transition to firing squad executions, with facility renovations set to be completed by summer 2026.
Idaho is set to become the only U.S. state with a firing squad as its primary execution method. The prison system has to ...
As of July 1, 2026, firing squad executions will be the primary method of execution in Idaho, complying with House Bill 37.
This story originally published May 27 on Idaho Reports. The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on all state ...
BOISE, Idaho - The State of Idaho won't execute any condemned inmates until at least July 2026, as the state reinstates the ...
IDOC spent years trying to find lethal injection drugs, only to have their use-by date lapse while contending with delays, including appeals.
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Department of Correction is preparing to implement execution by firing squad as the primary method of execution starting July 1, 2026.
The Idaho Department of Corrections will begin phase 2 of renovations next week to accommodate the state's new primary method ...
"To ensure compliance with House Bill 37, which designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of execution in ...
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho may never carry out an execution by lethal injection ever again as the state prepares to transition to using the firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment.