DOJ Expands Federal Execution Toolkit with Firing Squads, Electrocution, and Gas
TL;DR
The Justice Department released a report proposing to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution methods, citing difficulties obtaining lethal-injection drugs and signaling readiness to resume capital punishment under Trump; the plan would update protocols to align with state practices to ensure lawful executions proceed even if preferred drugs are unavailable.
Topics:top-newspolitics#deathpenalty#electrocution#federalexecutions#firingsquad#gasasphyxiation#politics
- Justice Department is bringing back firing squads in federal executions NBC News
- Trump’s Justice Department is bringing back firing squads for federal executions CNN
- Trump Administration Approves Firing Squad Executions for Death Penalty The New York Times
- US should use firing squads, electrocution as execution methods, Justice Department says Reuters
- Justice Department announces it's readopting the firing squad as a means of execution Fox News
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