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Jul 06, 2023
Execution Costs in Idaho Take Center Stage with New Firing Squad Law
A bill that Idaho Governor Brad Little signed into law in March 2023, authorizing the use of the firing squad as a method of execution, went into effect on July 1, 2023. This law grants the director of Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) the authority to determine if lethal injection is available and, if deemed unavailable, to carry out the execution by firing squad. Included in the new law is an estimated cost of $750,000 to renovate a cell block at Idaho Maximum Security Institution…