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Idaho desperately wants to build a facility to execute by firing squad. But nobody wants the contract

Idaho is looking to renovate its death row to accommodate firing squad executions, but contractors are shying away from helping build the facility, Michelle Del Rey writes

The Independent UK

News groups sue Idaho prison leader for increased witness access to lethal injection executions

The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho’s top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the state is unconstitutionally hiding the actual administration of the deadly drugs from public view

The Independent UK

Skylar Meade: White supremacist and accomplice recaptured after US prison breakout

Meade had been brought to the hospital earlier in the night because he injured himself, officials said

Evening Standard

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Idaho police capture white supremacist and accomplice after hospital ambush

Skylar Meade and Nicholas Umphenour arrested 130 miles away as officials look into whether they killed two people while on the run

The Guardian - US

Idaho police search for escaped inmate and accomplice after ambush at Boise hospital

A white supremacist Idaho prison gang member and an accomplice were on the loose after the accomplice staged an overnight attack to free the inmate as he was being moved from a hospital, police said.

WEKU

Manhunt Underway After Idaho Inmate Escapes During Hospital Ambush

An intense manhunt is underway after an Idaho inmate, Skylar Meade, escaped during a hospital ambush, injuring three officers. Stay vigilant and report any...

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Who performs a lethal injection in the U.S.? In some states, they're volunteers

A failed execution in Idaho has put a spotlight on the teams of people that prisons use to impose the ultimate penalty on condemned inmates.

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Idaho bill to execute inmates by firing squad clears Legislature, heads to governor

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is poised to become the fifth U.S. state to approve prisoner executions by firing squad after the proposed law cleared the Legislature on Monday on its way to the governor’s desk.

Tribune News Service

Idaho firing squad bill forms friction between attorney general, prison officials

BOISE, Idaho — A concerted push to allow Idaho to use a firing squad for inmate executions left out a key collaborator — the agency charged with carrying out the state’s death sentences.

Tribune News Service

Idaho could pursue executions by firing squad. Here’s how much it would cost

BOISE, Idaho — The cost of implementing a bill that seeks to make the firing squad Idaho’s backup execution method has more than doubled since it was last reviewed by the state prisons system, according to a spokesperson for the agency.

Tribune News Service

Idaho cancels execution because of failure to obtain lethal drugs

The state is no longer planning to execute Gerard Pizzuto on December 15

The Independent UK

Execution of Idaho death row inmate delayed after state unable to obtain lethal injection drugs

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s first execution in more than a decade, scheduled next month for death row inmate Gerald Pizzuto, was postponed Wednesday after the state prison system acknowledged that it has been unable to obtain the necessary lethal injection drugs.

Tribune News Service

Idaho bill to hide execution drug suppliers from public records clears Legislature

A bill designed to conceal the identity of all execution drug suppliers to maintain Idaho’s death penalty by lethal injection is only a governor’s signature away from becoming law.

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