Indiana lawmakers are reconsidering the use of the firing squad as an alternative to lethal injection, amid concerns over cost, fairness and the risk of executing innocent people.

A bill introduced in early 2026 would've authorized executions by suffocation via nitrogen gas.

A bill to add the firing squad as an execution method in Indiana failed in the House on Wednesday, falling three votes short ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very ...

A proposal to permit the state of Indiana to end the lives of convicted murderers by firing squad is unlikely to become law ...

A bill expanding Indiana’s execution methods was significantly amended Tuesday, Jan. 27 after lawmakers voted to remove nitrogen hypoxia as an option and added provisions on media access and mental ...

A sign is posted outside of Indiana State Prison, where the state’s execution chamber is, Dec. 17, 2024, in Michigan City. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley, File) As Indiana lawmakers prepare to reconvene in ...

A northeast Indiana lawmaker wants to give death penalty advocates serving in the General Assembly the opportunity to have a personal role in the process of state government intentionally ending the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A bill that would allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at an inmate’s request is fueling ongoing debates over secrecy, drug costs and “humane” ...

Senate Bill 11 was introduced as lethal injection drugs have become more expensive and hard to get, leading some states to ...

A bill introduced this legislative session would legalize a form of capital punishment largely used during the Civil War but very rarely in modern day United States: execution by firing squad. Senate ...