Trump DOJ adds firing squads and gas chambers to federal execution methods -- here's why
The Justice Department has approved firing squads for federal executions -- a method used only four times since the 1970s. Here's what the expansion means for the 40 inmates on federal death row.
TL;DR
- Justice Department approves firing squads for federal executions.
- Firing squads have been used only four times since the 1970s.
- The change impacts 40 inmates on federal death row.