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

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

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

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

According to an article by the Idaho Capital Sun, Governor Brad Little signed House Bill 37 into law on Wednesday, making ...

County Commissioner Brent Reinke oversaw two executions when he was IDOC director. "It's nothing to celebrate," Reinke said.

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 ...

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

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

Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by ...

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

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