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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

The Independent UK

Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract

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

The Independent UK

Federal Judge Grants Stay Of Execution For Idaho Serial Killer

Federal judge grants stay of execution for Idaho serial killer Thomas Creech after botched lethal injection. Concerns of cruel and unusual punishment raised.

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Idaho says it will try again to execute prisoner who survived first botched attempt

The 74-year-old is the state’s longest-serving death row inmate

The Independent UK

Idaho issues execution warrant for inmate who survived a botched attempt

Idaho prison officials will attempt to execute the state’s longest-serving death row inmate next month using new protocols after botching the first attempt in February

The Independent UK

Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers

A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates.

WEKU

Idaho Halts Execution After Problem Inserting IV Line

The scheduled execution by lethal injection of a convicted serial killer in Idaho was halted on Wednesday after a medical team had problems inserting an intravenous line, prison officials said.

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