Firing Squads return as form of Capital Punishment, reaction from public and legal expert

Firing squads are making a comeback as a form of capital punishment for those on federal death row. WRIC reporter Sara Molina ...

Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment

The Justice Department will adopt firing squad as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp ...

Pope Leo condemns capital punishment amid US execution push

VATICAN CITY, April 24 (Reuters) - Pope Leo condemned capital punishment for a second day running on Friday, calling for its ...
Politifact

How Florida compares with the US on the death penalty

In 2023, Florida enacted two laws that broadened capital punishment sentencing. One lowered the threshold from requiring a unanimous jury vote of 12 to 0 to a vote of 8 to 4 — the lowest in the ...
PBS

For the first time, more Americans believe death penalty is applied unfairly, report finds

HOUSTON (AP) — More Americans now believe the death penalty, which is undergoing a yearslong decline of use and support, is being administered unfairly, a finding that is adding to its growing ...
Fox News

Death penalty could return in nation's capital under Trump’s DC crime crackdown

President Donald Trump said he plans to pursue reviving the death penalty in Washington for those convicted of murder amid his crime crackdown in the nation’s capital. "If somebody kills somebody in ...