Republican lawmakers in Idaho are considering going back to what some consider an archaic execution method because of a ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the ...

The legislature in Idaho has moved to make firing squads the primary form of execution for prisoners on death row, citing ...

A bill put forward by Republican lawmakers in Idaho has just passed a judiciary committee to make firing squads the primary ...

The newspaper, represented by an RCFP attorney, is seeking access to records showing how much the state paid to acquire a new lethal injection drug.

Montana does allow the death penalty, although a 2015 court ruling that found the specific substance in the law has precluded ...

Skaug’s new bill comes after the state halted the planned February 2024 execution of Thomas Creech after the medical team repeatedly failed to find a vein to carry out the lethal injection ...

In 2023, it began in the Senate and failed on a tied vote on the floor ... and didn’t guarantee that whatever lethal injection protocol the state came up with would be painless.

South Carolina's latest execution should be halted so that lawyers for the condemned inmate can get more information about ...

President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping execution order on the death penalty that directs the attorney general to “take ...