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A Look at the Death Penalty by Jurisdiction

Red areas on the map have the death penalty, blue ones do not. Click on an area to see further information specific to that jurisdiction regarding capital punishment. Alternatively, you may use the names of the states below the map to make your choice.

Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | California | Colorado
Connecticut | Delaware | District of Columbia | Florida | Georgia
Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky
Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota
Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire
New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio
Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | Rhode Island | South Carolina
South Dakota | Tennessee | Texas | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington
West Virginia | Wisconsin | Wyoming | Federal | Military

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