Firing squads have returned to the headlines this week, as Utah took steps toward allowing that method of execution if other options become unavailable. Even though some experts say firing squads are ...

Arizona's Senate passed a measure that would allow voters to decide on firing squad executions, a method proponents call ...

Courtesy of the Utah State Department of Corrections The chair used for firing squad executions is shown in the execution chamber at the Utah State Correctional Facility. A judge has signed a death ...

Sen. Mike Young said the bill would provide the IDOC with an option if lethal injection drugs are unavailable. Those who oppose the bill argue it's unnecessary, inhumane and could invite lawsuits over ...

One year ago, Louisiana broke a fifteen-year silence on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive ...