The new law approved by Gov. Brad Little makes Idaho the only U.S. state with the controversial method to put prisoners to ...

Between 2021 and 2023, 100% of all executions in the U.S. were done by lethal injection. In the last year and a half, 16% ...

Idaho is set to transition to firing squad executions, with facility renovations set to be completed by summer 2026.

As of July 1, 2026, firing squad executions will be the primary method of execution in Idaho, complying with House Bill 37.

IDOC spent years trying to find lethal injection drugs, only to have their use-by date lapse while contending with delays, including appeals.

This story originally published May 27 on Idaho Reports. The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on all state ...

The Idaho Department of Corrections will begin phase 2 of renovations next week to accommodate the state's new primary method ...

BOISE, Idaho - The State of Idaho won't execute any condemned inmates until at least July 2026, as the state reinstates the ...

"To ensure compliance with House Bill 37, which designates execution by firing squad as the primary method of execution in ...

Prosecutors have said they will seek the death penalty for the quadruple murders. Death by a firing squad is an option in ...

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho may never carry out an execution by lethal injection ever again as the state prepares to transition to using the firing squad as its primary method of capital punishment.