The drug that the state currently uses for executions is called pentobarbital. It is expensive, has a limited shelf life and ...

A bill that would allow executions by firing squad if lethal injection drugs are unavailable or at an inmate’s request is ...

Update (Dec. 31, 2025): A similar bill is expected to be filed in the Indiana House of Representatives on Jan. 5, 2026. House Bill 1119, titled Execution Methods, would authorize the death penalty to ...

A Senate committee heard testimony on a bill that would add firing squads as an execution method in Indiana. Indiana law ...

In a new legal challenge to Tennessee's execution process, death row offenders say using a firing squad would be more humane than the state's current lethal injection method. The federal lawsuit, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indiana State Senator is expected to file a bill later this month that would allow executions to be conducted via firing squad in the state of Indiana. Senate Bill 11 was written by ...

Sen. Mike Young's bill proposes using a firing squad as an another option and giving the person who is set to be executed a ...