Death Penalty in the USA – Executions and Methods
Death Penalty in the States of the USA
There is no death penalty in:
- Alaska
- Connecticut
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Dakota
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- Washington DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- American Samoa
- Guam
- Puerto Rico
- Virgin Islands
Methods
State | Eletrocution | Lethal Injection | Lethal Gas | Firing Squad | Hanging | Minimum Age |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | yes | 16 | ||||
Arizona | yes | yes | none | |||
Arkansas | yes | yes | 14 | |||
California | yes | yes | 18 | |||
Colorado | yes | 18 | ||||
Delaware | yes | yes | 16 | |||
Florida | yes | 16 | ||||
Georgia | yes | 17 | ||||
Idaho | yes | yes | none | |||
Indiana | yes | 16 | ||||
Kansas | yes | 18 | ||||
Kentucky | yes | 16 | ||||
Lousiana | yes | none | ||||
Mississippi | yes | yes | 16 | |||
Missouri | yes | yes | 16 | |||
Montana | yes | none | ||||
Nebraska | yes | 18 | ||||
Nevada | yes | 16 | ||||
New Hampshire | yes | yes | 17 | |||
North Carolina | yes | yes | 17 | |||
Ohio | yes | yes | 18 | |||
Oklahoma | yes | yes | yes | 16 | ||
Oregon | yes | 18 | ||||
Pennsylvania | yes | none | ||||
South Carolina | yes | yes | none | |||
South Dakota | yes | none | ||||
Tennessee | yes | 18 | ||||
Texas | yes | 17 | ||||
Utah | yes | yes | none | |||
Virginia | yes | yes | 14 | |||
Washington | yes | yes | 18 | |||
Wyoming | yes | yes | 16 | |||
Federal System | yes | 18 |
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