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Idaho is the latest state to permit execution by firing squad

Four other states — Mississippi, Oklahoma, Utah and South Carolina — also currently permit executions by firing squad, according to the nonprofit Death Penalty Information Center.

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Commentary: Bringing back the firing squad in Idaho would expose barbarity of the death penalty

Taking the life of another human being is the most serious act imaginable, whether it’s a murderer taking the life of a victim or the state taking a life.

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Idaho bill would bring back execution by firing squad

Idaho could bring back firing squads as a method of execution under legislation introduced by a panel of lawmakers Wednesday

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Citing Parkland case, DeSantis suggests allowing death penalty in Florida without a unanimous jury

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis raised the idea this week of changing state law to allow juries to impose the death penalty without unanimous agreement, suggesting that perhaps only eight out of 12 jurors need to vote in favor.

Tribune News Service

2 Tenn. officials fired after lethal injection errors noted

The Tennessee Department of Correction has fired its top attorney and another employee following a scathing independent report on failures within the state’s lethal injection system

The Independent UK

Where does Missouri get the drugs it uses to execute prisoners? The supplier is a secret

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For the first time since 2015, Missouri has returned to executing multiple people on death row per year — two in 2022 and two scheduled so far for 2023 — but details about the process remain shrouded in secrecy.

Tribune News Service

2022 'year of botched executions' in US: report

Washington (AFP) - One-third of the executions by lethal injection in the United States this year were "botched," a capital punishment watchdog group said Friday.

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Death penalty branded ‘immoral’ as 17 criminals are spared executions by state

Oregon Governor Kate Brown used her executive powers to change the sentences to life in prison without a chance of parole. The Democrat politician has a history of releasing convicts

Daily Mirror

The price of punishment: Seeking justice for the Parkland victims, and condemning a killer, carries ballooning cost

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Justice is not free.

Tribune News Service

U.S. inmates condemned to die are spending more time on death row

Research shows the average time between sentencing and execution has increased by two-thirds in the past 20 years.

WEKU

Tennessee plans 1st COVID-19-era execution, more scheduled

Tennessee is set this week to execute its first inmate since the start of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Court halts South Carolina plan for firing squad execution

The South Carolina Supreme Court has issued a temporary stay halting the state from carrying out plans for its first-ever firing squad execution

The Independent UK

Will Governor Greg Abbott Stop Melissa Lucio’s Execution?

Supporters of the 53-year-old Latina mother hope for a last-minute reprieve.

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