Indiana Builds for Firing Squads | Chicago News

Indiana’s rushing to build a new prison facility equipped for firing squad executions—even though the state hasn’t legalized it yet. Designed to handle both lethal injection and firing squads, the Westville Correctional Facility is a strategic move as the federal government eyes firing squads as a possible execution method. Two bills to legalize the practice failed last session, but lawmakers plan to try again next year, hoping to secure federal execution contracts and keep jobs and revenue in the state. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/5c9ee741634e60b3