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Idaho Switches to Firing Squad Execution, Effective 2026

7/1/2026

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Idaho, the only U.S. state to designate it, will make the firing squad its primary execution method on July 1 2026.
The execution-chamber retrofit is projected to cost about $1.2 million.
Volunteers must hold a Peace Officers Standards and Training certification for at least three years and achieve 100 percent accuracy on a target-shooting test.
Idaho has eight death-row inmates after a lethal-injection attempt failed in February 2024.

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Story summary

Idaho, the only U.S. state to designate it, will make the firing squad its primary execution method on July 1 2026.
The execution-chamber retrofit is projected to cost about $1.2 million.
Volunteers must hold a Peace Officers Standards and Training certification for at least three years and achieve 100 percent accuracy on a target-shooting test.
Idaho has eight death-row inmates after a lethal-injection attempt failed in February 2024.