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Why executions by firing squad may be coming back in the US
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIdaho lawmakers passed a bill this week seeking to add the state to the list of those authorizing...
Idaho governor signs firing squad execution bill into law
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoSome states began refurbishing electric chairs as standbys for when lethal drugs are unavailable....
Judge rules S.C. execution firing squad is unconstitutional
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge ruled Tuesday that the state’s newly created execution...
Tennessee lawmaker apologizes after suggesting 'hanging by tree' as method of execution
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA Tennessee state representative is backpedaling after he suggested adding hanging by tree as a...
Court weighs legality of using firing squad for executions in South Carolina
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s highest court heard arguments Thursday on whether a newly...
Why states are moving away from lethal injection executions
The Independent US via AOL· 3 months agoWillie James Pye became the first person to be executed by Georgia in four years but some...
South Carolina judge rules firing squad, electric chair unconstitutional
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA South Carolina judge this week ruled that authorizing the execution of inmates by firing squad or...
The Return of the Firing Squad, Explained
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA man dies by firing squad in Cuba in 1935.(Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) The Idaho Senate approved a bill Monday reinstating...
Ready, aim, fire! Bringing back the firing squad in Idaho could backfire on death penalty | Opinion
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoTaking the life of another human being is the most serious act imaginable, whether it’s a murderer...
South Carolina inmates want executions paused while new lethal injection method studied
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lawyers for six death row inmates out of appeals in South Carolina are asking...