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

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.

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill expanding the state’s execution methods. Firing squad and nitrogen hypoxia would be ...

Lawmakers voted against a bill to allow death sentences to be carried out by firing squads. Many lawmakers indicated they ...

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

The latest draft of the bill, authored by Rep. Michelle Davis, R-Whiteland, also required the Ten Commandments to be added to ...

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 to add firing squad as execution method in Indiana fails in House. Opposition argues it's barbaric and raises concerns ...

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, ...

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, ...