Trump's Justice Department is bringing back firing squads for federal executions
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- Justice Department under President Biden reverses Trump-era expansions of the federal death penalty.
- It readopts Trump's lethal injection protocol and expands execution methods to include firing squads.
- Five states allow firing squads; a South Carolina man was executed this way in March.
- The department aims to streamline death penalty processes and reduce time between conviction and execution.