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Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a new law-making firing squads the state’s primary method of execution. He signed House Bill 37 Wednesday morning.

Governor Brad Little has signed House Bill 37 into law, making Idaho’s primary method of execution to firing squad. The Jerome County Sheriff’s arrested a contracted kitchen worker after conducting a ...

Governor Brad Little has signed House Bill 37 into law, making Idaho’s primary method of execution to firing squad.

BOISE — Idaho Gov. Brad Little has signed a new law making the firing squad the state's primary method of execution.

Executions by firing squad are permitted in five states, but the new law will make Idaho the only state in which death by ...

Governor Brad Little signed into law House Bill-37, effectively adopting the firing squad as Idaho's primary method of execution.The law will apply to executions carried out on or after July 1, 2026.