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Idaho engineering firm to build FIRING SQUAD chamber for death row
- Idaho advances a firing squad as its primary execution method, with construction of the chamber underway in Boise.
- Protesters gathered outside the design firm, calling the plan sick and wrong and citing cost concerns.
- Protests were organized by groups such as Death Penalty Action and Worth Rises to pressure participating contractors.
- Officials say construction is moving forward to prepare staff for training ahead of new execution policy.
- Advocates cite concerns about capacity for mistakes in the legal system affecting the death penalty.
- Two additional companies contracted for the project are also under scrutiny by anti-death penalty advocates.
- Idaho lawmakers acknowledge the policy but express varied views on humane execution.
- Protesters plan to present over 2,000 signatures and a letter from interfaith leaders.
- The firing squad chamber is a response to lethal injection challenges in Idaho over the years.
- The article notes the chamber's design details include discussion of suppressors and acoustics.
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