Death Penalty

Lawrence Wright takes us into the death row unit, laying bare their stories. Some of the women in prison wrestle with guilt over the suffering they’ve caused; others fiercely maintain their innocence. As Wright learns more about their cases, unethical police practices and improper forensic methods cast doubt on whether some of these women actually committed the crimes for which they’ll pay the ultimate price in his book Redemption.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

For the first time in the U.S., the Boise Art Museum is displaying the full work of artist Julie Green’s indictment of the American prison system. Visitors have one last chance to see ”The Last Supper” in person before it wraps up on January 4, 2026.

As national and local debates over the death penalty intensify, legal expert Corinna Barrett Lain discusses Idaho's recent execution challenges and the hidden history of lethal injection.

There was a groundbreaking on the Stibnite Gold Mine last week, the gold mine is also still facing lawsuits from multiple organizations and the Nez Perce tribe, three Idaho Falls schools canceled class after reports and rumors of a gun threat that grew out of a school prank, there's an update on Idaho's newest method of execution, there is talk a new Nuclear Task Force and a Foster Care Closet in Blackfoot is getting a big boost.

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The autopsy notes two bullet wounds even though there were three shooters, and a forensic expert says the misfires likely caused "excruciating conscious pain and suffering."

It’s Friday, which means it's time for our Reporter Roundtable when Idaho Matters gets you up to date on all the news that made headlines this past week.

The firing squad is steps away from becoming Idaho’s primary execution method.

Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution method.