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Capital Punishment History

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South Carolina Executes Mikal Mahdi by Firing Squad in Rare Use of the Method

Mahdi, convicted of two 2004 murders, chose the firing squad, marking only the second U.S. use of this method since 2010.

South Carolina Set for First Firing Squad Execution in Over a Decade

Idaho to Retry Execution of Inmate After Botched Attempt