DOJ reinstates firing squads, pentobarbital for federal executions

The Justice Department announced on Friday that it would reimplement lethal injection and firing squads as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to “strengthen” the federal death penalty.  “Among the actions taken are readopting the lethal injection protocol utilized during the first Trump Administration, expanding the protocol to include additional manners of execution such as … Read more

Justice Department readopts firing squads in federal executions

The Department of Justice said ‌on Friday it is ‌taking actions to strengthen the ​federal death penalty, including firing squads and readopting the lethal injection protocol. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Acting Attorney General ​Todd Blanche has authorized seeking death ⁠sentences against nine people after … Read more