Idaho Pauses Executions Into 2026 as Prison System Preps for Firing Squad

Executions paused as Idaho firing squad moves forward

Idaho is preparing its facilities for firing squad executions and has put its current execution schedule on hold until 2026. As of July 1, 2026, firing squad executions will be the primary method of execution in Idaho, complying with House Bill 37.  The Idaho Department of Corrections (IDOC) is prepared to begin the next phase of modifications to the F-Block at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution to implement this method, according to IDOC. “…

Idaho executions on hold until at least next summer, as state prepares to implement firing squad

BOISE, Idaho - The State of Idaho won't execute any condemned inmates until at least July 2026, as the state reinstates the firing squad as an option for execution.

Idaho pauses executions into 2026 as prison system preps for firing squad

The Idaho Department of Correction has paused all executions at the state prison complex south of Boise while it renovates its execution chamber for a firing squad. | Kyle Green, Associated Press BOISE (Idaho Statesman) — Executions are on hold in Idaho. The state prison system suspended its ability to carry out the death penalty through at least the end of the year as officials begin the transition to firing squad executions. The move requires …

Idaho Department of Correction pauses all executions to build firing squad chamber • Idaho Capital Sun

The execution chamber at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution south of Boise. (Courtesy of IDOC)This story was originally published by Idaho Reports on May 27, 2025.  The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on all state executions as of May 23 to complete renovations of the death row facility at the Idaho State Maximum Security Institution. The unit, known as F-Block, houses the existing facility for lethal injection executions. The…

IDOC pauses all executions to build firing squad chamber

Originally published May 27 by IdahoReports.The Idaho Department of Correction has put a pause on all state executions as of May 23 to complete renovations of the death row facility at the Idaho State Maximum Security Institution.

Idaho could never execute another person by lethal injection as state switches to firing squad

Idaho shifts to firing squad as main execution method amid lethal injection drug shortages, planning to begin by July 1, 2026, after required retrofits.