Arizona Republicans are advancing a proposal to bring back firing squad executions, including as a mandatory option for those ...

Indiana lawmakers are reconsidering the use of the firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, amid concerns over cost, fairness and the risk of executing innocent people.

Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ large.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina firing squad executed a man on Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, ...

A bill introduced in early 2026 would've authorized executions by suffocation via nitrogen gas.

Republican lawmakers on a Senate committee advanced a pair of bills that would give inmates a new option to choose for their method of execution, death by firing squad.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

COLUMBIA, S.C.(AP) — A South Carolina firing squad has executed a man Friday, the third person to die by that method in the state this year. Three prison employees, all with live ammunition, ...

Lawmakers have proposed a resolution that would not only offer firing squad as a form of capitol punishment, but it would also make it the mandatory method for anyone convicted of killing a law ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to turn to other methods.