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South Carolina Court finds firing squad, electric chair unconstitutional; state to appeal
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA South Carolina judge has found that the firing squad and electric chair are prohibited by the...
Price of death: What we know about execution costs as Idaho firing squad law takes effect
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“Even assuming seeking the death penalty costs more than imposing fixed-life sentences, such costs...
Gov. Brad Little signs bill to let Idaho execute inmates by firing squad
Idaho Statesman McClatchy Articles via AOL· 1 year agoIdaho could begin executing death row inmates by firing squad as early as this summer after Gov....
Idaho bill could bring back execution by firing squad
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThose sentenced to death in Idaho could soon face execution by firing squad under a new bill before...
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIdaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can't get...
Do the electric chair, firing squad violate SC Constitution? Trial underway over methods
The State McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoSouth Carolina’s execution law that now gives death row inmates the option to die by the...
South Carolina revisits shield law as Supreme Court debates firing squad, electrocution
Greenville News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe future of the death penalty in South Carolina remains in limbo after the state Supreme Court...
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...
Firing squad executions to return in Idaho after lawmakers pass controversial bill
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year ago‘There can be about 10 seconds of extreme pain before death at times, but I find it to be, in my...
Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHouse Bill 186 is sponsored by Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, and Sen. Doug Ricks, R-Rexburg. Idaho...