Entries tagged with “Melissa Wintrow”
Methods of Execution
,Mar 17, 2025
Idaho Governor Signs Legislation Authorizing Firing Squad as State’s Primary Execution Method
On March 12, 2025, Idaho Governor Brad Little (pictured) signed House Bill 37 into law, making the firing squad the state’s primary method of execution. In a statement to Catholic News Agency, Gov. Little said,“I have long made clear my support of capital punishment…My signing of \[this bill\] is consistent with my support of the Idaho Legislature’s actions in setting the policies around methods of execution in the state of Idaho.” The bill, which takes effect on July 1,…