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Idaho is set to transition to firing squad executions, with facility renovations set to be completed by summer 2026.
Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% ...
As of July 1, 2026, firing squad executions will be the primary method of execution in Idaho, complying with House Bill 37.
This story originally published May 27 on Idaho Reports. The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on all state ...
IDOC spent years trying to find lethal injection drugs, only to have their use-by date lapse while contending with delays, including appeals.
The Idaho Department of Corrections will begin phase 2 of renovations next week to accommodate the state's new primary method ...
BOISE, Idaho - The Idaho Department of Correction is preparing to implement execution by firing squad as the primary method of execution starting July 1, 2026.
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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho may never carry out an execution by lethal injection ever again as the state prepares to transition to using the firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment.