Atlantic writer Jonathan Chait criticized Texas Democrats for "circular-firing squad behavior" in the state's Democratic ...

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.

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 ...

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

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, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has voted to add the firing squad to the state's execution methods amid a lack of lethal injection drugs. The chamber's 66-43 vote Wednesday is one of ...

Two bills pertaining to firing squad executions for death row inmates won’t advance further this session unless the authors ...

A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short ...

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, ...