Indiana House debate over a bill to legalize execution by firing squad turned into a debate over capital punishment writ ...

Indiana currently has five people on death row, one of whom has been ruled mentally incompetent for execution.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee discussed a bill Tuesday that would allow firing squad executions for death ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Senate Bill 11, authored by Republican Sen. Michael Young, would let death row inmates request a firing squad if lethal injection is unavailable. The bill’s first reading is ...

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

After an attempt to add firing squads to Indiana law stalled in the Senate, a House panel on Wednesday passed a bill ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers are considering a bill this legislative session that would allow the state to execute death row inmates by firing squad, with more than one shooter simultaneously ...

Hundreds of bills are filed every legislative session, and without fail, there are a few that raise eyebrows — for being unusual or unexpected. Driving the news: Here are this year's bills that fit ...

The doxing bill was amended and passed out of the Indiana Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee, while the firing squad bill was held — with an ominous message from the committee chairman ...

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 ...

The Senate Corrections and Criminal Law committee discussed a bill Tuesday that would allow firing squad executions for death penalty inmates, including testimony from four people opposed to the bill.

As Indiana lawmakers prepare to reconvene in January for a shortened 2026 legislative session, multiple Republican legislators have filed bills to expand how the state carries out death sentences — ...