Idaho makes key move on firing squad executions

Bryan Kohberger case: Idaho makes key move on firing squad executions
Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan Kohberger in four college murders.
Bryan Kohberger case: Expert explains how a firing squad works
Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill to make a firing squad the state’s primary method of execution, as the trial of accused University of Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger approaches. “It’s very rapid. You’re completely unconscious very quickly,
Idaho’s push to execute death row prisoners by firing squad clears House, heads to Senate
This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.
Idaho House sends firing squad bill to state senators
Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution method.
Idaho House Passes Bill Calling for Firing Squads
Five states allow firing squads but Idaho could become the first to use it as the primary method of execution.
Idaho moving forward on construction to accommodate death by firing squad
The Idaho Department of Corrections is taking steps to reconfigure a portion of the state's largest prison to prepare to execute inmates by firing squad.
Firing squad bill moves to House
The House Judiciary and Rules Committee voted on party lines to send to the House floor HB 37, which would place the firing squad as the first method of execution over lethal injection for carrying out a death sentence, starting in July 2026.
Firing squad execution bill clears Idaho House committee
House lawmakers will soon decide whether to ditch lethal injection as the state’s primary execution method in favor of the firing squad.
Legislative Notebook: Idaho House OKs firing squad bill, committee approves state employee pay bump
In an effort to help Idahoans follow major bills, resolutions and memorials through the legislative process, the Idaho Capital Sun will produce a “legislative notebook” at the end of each week to gather information in one place that concerns major happenings in the Legislature and other news relating to state government.
Idaho House widely passes bill to make firing squad main execution method
The Idaho House on Thursday widely approved a bill to make death by firing squad the main death penalty method in Idaho.
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A Button and a Buckle: the Memory of Franco's Firing Squads 85 Years On
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'Wild West justice': Committee approves bill to make firing squad primary execution method
A committee advanced a bill Monday to potentially make Idaho the only state to use the firing squad as its primary method of ...
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Idaho plans to bring back firing squad as ‘preferred method of execution’
If passed, it will become the only state in the Union to designate firing squads as its preferred method of execution. And it’s a method not used in the US for more than a decade. “This bill is ...
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U.N. report accuses N. Korea of home searches, execution by firing squad for possessing outside info
A United Nations office has published a report carrying testimonies from North Korean defectors about their home country's ...
Franco's victims' families recover remains from mass grave 85 years on
Josefina Fortea, 92, was seven when her father Jose, a farm labourer, faced a firing squad sent by General Francisco Franco. While she hardly knew him, receiving his remains 85 years later has brought ...