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Justice Department to permit firing squads for executions
The Justice Department announced a policy change regarding methods of execution. The decision reflects a shift towards increasing the use of capital punishment. (sources: npr, bbc, theguardian, independent, aljazeera)
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The Justice Department will allow firing squads as a method of execution, marking a significant policy change aimed at expediting capital punishment cases.
- The Justice Department is adopting firing squads as a permitted execution method.
- This decision is part of efforts to strengthen the federal death penalty.
- The policy change contrasts with previous approaches taken during the Biden administration.
Why it matters
This change may influence the future of capital punishment practices in the United States.
No specific legislation identified for action yet.
Top coverage · 14 sources
nprJustice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishmentbbcUS to allow firing squads, gas, and electrocution for federal executionstheguardianUS justice department to allow firing squads as federal death penalty methodindependentTrump’s DOJ brings back 17th century execution method to ‘strength the death penalty’