US Department of Justice under Trump expands federal death penalty use including firing squads
The United States Department of Justice under the administration of President Donald Trump has announced an expansion of the federal death penalty, including the reauthorization of execution methods such as firing squads.This policy update was detailed in a document released on April 24, 2026, outlining plans to prioritize death penalty cases and restore capital punishment enforcement.The Justice Department confirmed that it will resume executions once death-sentenced inmates have exhausted their appeals.The policy includes the return to using the drug pentobarbital for lethal injections and the legal acceptance of execution by firing squads, electrocution, and lethal gas.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 24 Apr 2026 21:00 LONDON
