US to expand execution methods

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has directed federal prisons to expand the range of methods used for executions to include firing squads, gas asphyxiation and electrocution.



Reported - 24/04/26


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg73l2d079ko


https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/doj-death-penalty-firing-squad-lethal-injection