Idaho Begins "Less-Lethal" Firing Squad Tests on Death Row Inmates
Idaho Begins "Less-Lethal" Firing Squad Tests on Death Row Inmates, Testing Goes as Well as Expected BOISE, ID – Idaho is making history in the worst way possible, officially becoming the first state in modern America to bring back the firing squad as its primary execution method. But before the state can start fatally shooting inmates with live rounds, officials say they must conduct "comprehensive testing" to ensure that everything runs as smoothly as a government-run execution firing squad possibly can. Their solution? Using death row inmates as test subjects for their cutting-edge remote-operated firing squad system —except, for now, they’re swapping out real bullets for less-lethal riot rounds. The idea, according to officials, is that these inmates will help Idaho’s Department of Corrections perfect the “mechanized” execution system without the messy inconvenience of actual death. Testing Phase Kicks Off with Minor—But Totally Expected—Incidents The fi...