Today, Utah's governor has signed a bill that allows the return of firing squads for execution of death row inmates. The last time Utah used a firing squad for execution was in 2010, although it was banned in 2004. This form of execution would only be an option for death row inmates if the drugs used for lethal injections were unavailable for some reason. This is both interesting and disturbing for the state as they have reinstated the firing squads 11 years after the original banishment. Although it is unsure whether or not this decision could influence other states, it is safe to say that Utah is practically creating a failsafe in the case of executions.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/03/23/us/utah-death-penalty-firing-squad/index.html
It's a bit surprising that Utah did not find that as "cruel or unusual punishment" which the constitution forbids any state from allowing.
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