US Adding Firing Squads, Electrocution and Gassing to Federal Execution Methods

Trump Justice Department Adds Firing Squads, Electrocution And Gas Asphyxiation To Federal Execution Methods

The US Justice Department has expanded federal execution methods to include firing squads, electrocution and gas asphyxiation, it announced on Friday. The decision forms part of President Donald Trump's drive to revive capital punishment in his second term, following a moratorium under the Biden administration. Officials highlighted ongoing challenges in procuring drugs for lethal injections as the main driver behind broadening the options avail…

US Department of Justice announces decision to resume federal executions

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that it will resume the federal use of capital punishment and that it is seeking death sentences against 44 defendants.  DOJ also said that it will...

US adding firing squads, electrocution and gassing to federal execution methods

U.S. 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 on Friday, noting difficulties in obtaining drugs for lethal injections. The recommendation came in a Justice Department report fulfilling Trump's promise to resume capital punishment at the federal level in his second term, although it will li…

Death by Firing Squad: Sister Helen Prejean on Trump’s Moves to Ramp Up Executions

The Justice Department is bringing back the use of firing squads and lethal injection using pentobarbital as it seeks to expedite and expand federal death penalty convictions and executions. No federal executions have been carried out since 2020, when the first Trump administration broke with over a decade of precedent and executed 13 people on death row. The second Trump administration is now pursuing the death penalty in dozens more cases acro…

The Execution of Truth: Why the Federal "Fast-Track" Threatens Ohio’s Innocent

We are witnessing a moment that will define the legal and constitutional landscape of our state for generations. With the identification of Cole Tomas Allen following the events at the Washington Hilton, the nation is asking: Do the new federal protocols apply here? ​Just 48 hours ago, on April 24, 2026, the Department of Justice officially rescinded the federal execution moratorium. By authorizing firing squads and nitrogen gas to "expedite the…