A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the ...

The legislature in Idaho has moved to make firing squads the primary form of execution for prisoners on death row, citing ...

Idaho lawmakers have introduced a bill to make a firing squad the primary method of execution in the state. Under Idaho law, ...

This bill is not about whether the death penalty is good or bad,” Idaho Republican Representative Bruce Skaug stated. “Our job is to carry it out in the most efficient manner under the bounds of our ...

Idaho has officially entered the chat with the most controversial execution method, and they're bringing firing squads front and center. Lawmakers are pushing to make firing squads the go-to for ...

Utah is the only state to have used firing squads in the past 50 years, according to the Death Penalty Information Center.

Idaho lawmakers are moving to bolster their newly restored firing squad as the state's primary means of execution with eight current death row inmates and the capital murder trial of student ...

Under Idaho law, lethal injection is the primary method, but executions by firing squad are allowed if executioners can't obtain the drugs required. The proposed legislation would make Idaho the ...

Idaho’s Republicans agree. Skaug told the Idaho Statesman news service his firing-squad bill was about offering “dignity for all”. “It is retribution, for the families that lost someone to ...