ABC News – Australia ·australia ·2 hours ago

White House seeking firing squad, electrocution and gas for federal executions

The Trump administration is seeking to add firing squads, electrocution, and gas asphyxiation as methods of federal executions, according to a Justice Department report released on Friday. This move follows the resumption of federal capital punishment after a two-decade hiatus, with more than 40 defendants currently facing death penalty charges awaiting trial.

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