firing squads
Coverage of firing squads in the Nexus archive.
- Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state
Federal courts blocked Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas in executions, ruling it causes unconstitutional suffering. The decision may discourage other states from adopting the method and could influence debates over alternative execution methods like firing squads.
- Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state
Federal courts blocked Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas in executions, ruling it causes unconstitutional suffering. The decision may deter other states from adopting the method and could influence shifts toward firing squads as an alternative execution method.
- Alabama nitrogen gas ruling could reverberate beyond state
Federal courts blocked Alabama’s use of nitrogen gas in executions, ruling it causes unconstitutional suffering. The decision may discourage other states from adopting the method and could influence future execution practices, including potential shifts to firing squads.
- Pope Leo reiterates opposition to death penalty on same day U.S. approves firing squads
Pope Leo reiterated the Catholic Church's opposition to the death penalty, calling it 'inadmissible,' in a video message released hours after the U.S. Justice Department announced it would permit firing squads for federal executions.
- US to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions
The US Department of Justice will allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executions, aiming to strengthen the death penalty and deter crime.
- DOJ seeks to bring back firing squads, electric chairs for some death penalty cases
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans to reintroduce firing squads and electric chairs for certain death penalty cases, alongside reviving lethal injection methods used during the first Trump administration. The decision aims to expand execution options amid ongoing debates over capital punishment.
- Trump administration to prioritise seeking death penalty, use firing squads
The Trump administration announced it would prioritize seeking the death penalty and consider using firing squads for executions. Critics argue capital punishment risks executing innocent individuals, highlighting ongoing controversy in the US.
- DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the reinstatement of firing squads and pentobarbital as methods for federal executions, reviving protocols for lethal injection and capital punishment.
- Justice Department is bringing back firing squads in federal executions
The Department of Justice is reintroducing firing squads and lethal injection as methods for federal executions. This marks a return to execution practices not used in decades.