Idaho lawmakers approved a bill Monday that would allow execution by firing squad, according to the legislature's website.
Several states have struggled to source the drugs required for lethal injection, causing them to pause executions and triggering lawsuits from inmates who argue the injections are inhumane.
Additionally, the bill permits Idaho to use firing squads if lethal injections are deemed unconstitutional by a court. A fiscal note tied to the bill explains that refurbishing the Department of Correction to meet "safety and execution requirements for the firing squad" will cost around $750,000. If the bill is signed into law, Idaho will follow South Carolina, which approved the usage of firing squads in March 2022. Three other states permit firing squads, according to the Death Penalty Information Center: Mississippi, Utah and Oklahoma.
A firing squad was last used in the US in 2010 to execute convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner in Utah.
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