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As of July 2011, sixteen states and the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty.

  1. Alaska.......................1957
  2. Hawaii.......................1948
  3. Illinois.......................2011
  4. Iowa.........................1965
  5. Maine........................1887
  6. Massachusetts............1984
  7. Michigan....................1846
  8. Minnesota..................1911
  9. North Dakota..............1973
  10. Rhode Island..............1984
  11. Vermont....................1964
  12. West Virginia..............1965
  13. Wisconsin..................1853
  14. Washington, DC..........1981
  15. New Jersey.................2007
  16. New Mexico*..............2009
  17. New York...................2004, 2007

* 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.

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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.

  1. Alaska.......................1957
  2. Hawaii.......................1948
  3. Iowa.........................1965
  4. Maine........................1887
  5. Massachusetts............1984
  6. Michigan....................1846
  7. Minnesota..................1911
  8. North Dakota..............1973
  9. Rhode Island..............1984
  10. Vermont....................1964
  11. West Virginia..............1965
  12. Wisconsin..................1853
  13. Washington, DC..........1981
  14. New Jersey.................2007
  15. New Mexico................2009
  16. New York...................2004, 2007*
* State death penalty statute declared unconstitutional.


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.



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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.

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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.

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There are a few states that don't have it but here is one of them : New York

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