As of July 2011, sixteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty.
* Two inmates remain on death row.
Conversely, Texas leads the nation in the number of prisoners executed since 1976, at 470. Virginia runs a distant second with 108 executions in that time; Oklahoma is third with 96.
Michigan was the world's first English speaking government to abolish (except for treason) Capital Punishment. New Mexico's ban went into effect on 1 July 2009 but was not retroactive for those already convicted and sentenced or where the crime was committed before July 1, 2009.
As of October 2009, fourteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty; and New York has declared a portion of its capital punishment statute unconstitutional. The difference between New York's status and that of the other listed states is that, while their judiciary nullified a portion of the current death penalty law, the state hasn't passed legislation officially banning capital punishment.
New Mexico is the most recent state to declare state-sponsored executions illegal, in 2009.
Conversely, Texas leads the nation in the number of prisoners executed since 1976, at 441. Virginia runs a distant second with 103 executions in that time; Oklahoma is third with 91.
If you go to DeathPenaltyInfo.org there is a list of states with and without the death penalty. I will list out the states where the death penalty has been abolished for you withe the year that it was abolished in parentheses. Alaska (1957), Hawaii (1948), Iowas (1965), Maine (1887), Massachusetts (1984), Michigan (1846), Minnesota (1911), North Dakota (1973), New Jersey (2007), New Mexico (2009, although there are 2 executions that will still be carried out), New York (2007), Rhode Island (1984), Vermont (1964), West Virginia (1965), Wisconsin (1835), and the District of Colombia (1981). Wikipedia has more good info under Capital Punishment Debate, and a lot of it cites reputable sources.
As of August 2014, there are approximately 18 states that do not allow capital punishment. A few of the states are Iowa, West Virginia, and New Mexico.
There are a few states that don't have it but here is one of them : New York
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The death penalty was extremely unfair for some people, but for the rest of us it was justice........ In the states the death penalty is still used in 37 states and by the Federal Government and the US Military.
Thirty-four of the fifty states currently have the death penalty, or 68%For more information about the death penalty in the United States, see Related Questions, below.
There were the original 13 states, although the death penalty was established in the US long before the US was a separate nation.
Don't quite understand the question. The application of the death penalty is one of the rights preserved to the states. There is no federal law that addresses, it or forbids it. Currently 35 of the 50 states plus the US Government and US Military have a death penalty in effect, although several have not exercised it in some time.
The death penalty is legal in 32 U.S. states. In the United States, 1,386 people have been executed.
only 15 states are safe from the death penalty. and there are 35 states thathave the death penalty including US government and military.AlaskaHawaiiIllinois (this year)IowaMaineMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotanew jerseynew Mexiconew yorknorth DakotaRhode islandVermontwest VirginaWisconsin and dist. of Columbia does not have the death penalty. these could change anytime
depending on the situation and state, anywhere from 20 years to life imprisonment
No. There are roughly 20 US states that either have no death penalty statute or have declared it unconstitutional.
(in the US) There is no 'automatic' death penalty if you kill a certain number of people. As a matter of fact not all US states even have the death penalty anymore. Every case is tried on its own merits, and the verdicts meted out accordingly.
(in the US) You must be more specific with this question. Currently (03/2010) there are still 35 states plus the US military who still have the death penalty on the books.
As of October 2009, 35 states use the death penalty, although not all states use it frequently.For a list of states that use capital punishment, see Related Questions, below.
The "death penalty," also known as capital punishment, is not a law but a consequence for committing specific, serious crimes such as murder, treason, etc.Not all countries use capital punishment.