Execution by firing squad? New death penalty method could be on ballot

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

Idaho is planning to construct a facility for death by firing squad. Advocates hope to convince developers to abandon the project

Advocates hope they can convince developers to drop an Idaho-backed project to convert a jail facility into an execution ...
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Woman on death row files lawsuit over execution method, says it's too cruel and unusual

Ellis Rold of WBIR Channel 10 says Tennessee’s most infamous death penalty case is back in the spotlight, again, because the state’s only woman on death row is now suing over how she could be executed ...

Advocates raise concerns about possible new firing squad execution center in Idaho

Advocates and faith leaders in Idaho plan to gather to express concerns about a potential new firing squad execution center.
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Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...
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The Death Penalty’s Invisible Wounds

Readers respond to an editorial about the death penalty. Also: The benefits of small talk; calling all teenagers.
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Death row executions nearly doubled this year. Here's where and why

Death row executions nearly doubled this year compared to last in a rise driven largely by one state — Florida.On Thursday night, Florida executed its 19th person on death row this year, more than ...