Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill on Wednesday making death by firing squad the preferred method for executions, and death ...

Idaho Governor Brad Little has designated the firing squad as the state's primary execution method, effective July 1, 2026.

Shooting prisoners to death has consequences for the reputation of the state,” a national death penalty expert said.

Idaho will become the only state to fatally shoot death row inmates as its main execution method. Idaho Gov. Brad Little on ...

Death by firing squad could become Idaho’s primary method of execution under a bill headed to the governor’s desk this week.

Idaho will have a new state prisons director for the first time since 2018 after its current chief leaves for the private ...

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The new law establishes that Idaho recognizes “that the right of conscience is a fundamental and inalienable right.” ...

Idaho will become the first state with such a policy once the law goes into effect on July 1, 2026. Four other states — Utah, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Mississippi — allow firing squad ...

South Carolina executed Brad Sigmon by firing squad on March 7, marking its first use of the execution method.

BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a new law making the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.