Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.

Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death by lethal injection the second preferred method.

Idaho Governor Brad Little has designated the firing squad as the state's primary execution method, effective July 1, 2026.

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week. The Idaho Senate passed the bill on Wednesday, and it will take ...

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The Idaho Legislature just passed a bill that would make the firing squad the primary method of execution in the state. It’s now up to the governor to sign it or veto it.

More than 1,600 people have been put to death in the U.S. in the last half-century. Only three have been by firing squad. South Carolina is set to make it four Friday evening when it is scheduled ...

Mikal Mahdi was sentenced to death for the killing of James Myers, a South Carolina police officer, and burning his body.