Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan ...

This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce ...

Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution ...

House lawmakers will soon decide whether to ditch lethal injection as the state’s primary execution method in favor of the ...

The Idaho House on Thursday widely approved a bill to make death by firing squad the main death penalty method in Idaho. If ...

With very little debate, the Idaho House overwhelmingly voted to pass HB 37, which would make the firing squad the state's ...

The Idaho Department of Corrections is taking steps to reconfigure a portion of the state's largest prison to prepare to ...

Five states allow firing squads but Idaho could become the first to use it as the primary method of execution.

The bill passed the full House by a vote of 58-11, with one lawmaker being absent. It now heads to the Senate.

According to Williams, during an execution, the target is placed on the inmate’s chest, with witnesses surrounding the scene. The method is based on the expectation that bullets will hit the heart, ...

Idaho lawmakers have advanced a bill to make the state's newly revived firing squad its main method of execution as the quadruple murder trial of aspiring criminologist and alleged co-ed killer ...

The Idaho House voted to approve a bill on Thursday that would establish a firing squad as the state’s primary execution method starting in July 2026. The proposed law next moves for ...