The Justice Department under President Donald Trump has added firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation to federal execution protocols, citing difficulties obtaining lethal injection drugs.

By Jonathan Allen April 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted ...

One year ago, Louisiana broke a 15-year halt on executions by debuting nitrogen hypoxia. Officials called Jessie Hoffman Jr.’s death “flawless,” yet their own reports noted “convulsive activity,” and ...

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The Arizona Senate passed a measure that would let voters decide whether to allow firing squads as a death penalty option. The proposal comes after a history of problematic executions in the state ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department plans to expand the methods used for federal executions, including allowing firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation, as the Trump administration ...

Justice Department cites supply problems for lethal injections Next federal execution could still be years away States revive older methods due to drug supply issues, while Alabama has pioneered ...

President Donald Trump’s administration plans to add firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation as alternative methods of executing people convicted of the gravest federal crimes, it announced ...