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Firing squads reintroduced as federal execution method
The Department of Justice is reinstating firing squads and electric chairs for certain death penalty cases. The agency is also reauthorizing a lethal injection protocol used previously. (sources: fortune, thehill, washingtonpost)
ModernAction Briefing
The Department of Justice announced the revival of firing squads and electric chairs for some federal executions, alongside the reauthorization of single-drug lethal injections. This marks a significant change in federal execution methods.
- The Department of Justice is bringing back firing squads and electric chairs for certain death penalty cases.
- The DOJ is also reauthorizing the use of single-drug lethal injections.
- These changes reflect a shift in federal execution methods under the Trump administration.
Why it matters
This decision could impact the future of federal executions and the methods used.
No specific legislation identified for action yet.
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