Firing squad, gas execution methods move out of House committee

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill ...

Should Indiana allow execution by firing squad? A new bill will make it legal

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to ...
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As Richard Jordan execution nears, here’s what methods MS allows for the death penalty

Editor's note: This is the latest edition of Curious Mississippi, a service to the readers of the Clarion Ledger. Other questions answered by Curious Mississippi have surrounded recycling, potholes, ...
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Woman on death row files lawsuit over execution method, says it's too cruel and unusual

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VERIFY: Iryna's Law could expand methods of execution

ELON, N.C. — Update: On the deadline, Fri., Oct. 3, Gov. Josh Stein signed Iryna's Law. The clock is ticking on the fate of capital punishment, in a controversial bill Gov. Josh Stein has until Friday ...
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Utah's history of execution by firing squad

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah death row inmate Ralph Menzies' execution by firing squad is just a month away. Utah's Board of Pardons and Parole will hold hearings next week to consider his request to commute ...
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WA changes execution method

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington state has changed its method of execution from a three-drug cocktail to a one-drug system, according to paperwork filed Tuesday with the state Supreme Court. The ...
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South Carolina Adds Firing Squad to Death Row Execution Methods

The South Carolina House voted Wednesday, May 5, to add a firing squad to the state’s execution methods amid a lack of lethal-injection drugs—a measure meant to jump-start executions in a state that ...