Idaho Becomes First State to Authorize Firing Squads as Execution Method for Convicted Pedophiles

Federal magistrate weighs arguments in Idaho news groups’ execution access lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal magistrate judge is expected to hear arguments Tuesday morning in a lawsuit brought by three news organizations that say Idaho prison officials are unconstitutionally hiding parts of lethal injection executions from public view.

Execution by Firing Squad? Idaho’s Brutal New Law for Child Predators

A month after naming the firing squad as Idaho’s top execution method, Gov. Brad Little signed a law allowing the death penalty for convicted child molesters under certain conditions. The move places Idaho at the front of a national push by red states to impose the harshest penalties on predators. Key Facts: Idaho’s Child Molester Firing Squad Law Gov. Brad Little (R) signed House Bill 380 into law in April 2025. The law allows judges and jurie…

Idaho governor signs law authorizing death by firing squad for pedophiles

‘The sexual abuse of children is sickening and evil, and perpetrators convicted of these crimes deserve the ultimate punishment,’ Idaho Gov. Brad Little said.

Child molesters face firing squad execution after historic law signed in Idaho

Gov. Brad Little (R-Idaho) recently signed a new law to allow individuals convicted of sexually abusing children 12 years old and younger to be sentenced with the death penalty. According to The Post Millennial, the legislation, known as “House Bill 380,” makes Idaho the first state to legalize the use of firing squads against convicted pedophiles. The outlet noted that Idaho’s law, which will take effect on July 1, establishes a new criminal ch…

Child molesters can now be marched in front of firing squads in Idaho

A month after making firing squads the Gem State’s primary method of execution, Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) passed a law last week granting judges and juries the ability to sentence convicted pedophiles to the death penalty. Republican Gov. Brad Little said upon ratifying the legislation making child rape a death penalty offense, “Just like capital murder destroys lives, aggravated sexual abuse of a young child devastates victims and families fo…