Which states still have the death penalty?
The death penalty is legal.
Alaska
There has been no death penalty since 1957.
Arizona
The death penalty is legal.
Arkansas
The death penalty is legal.
California
The death penalty is legal but under a governor's moratorium since 2019.
Connecticut
No death penalty since 2012.
Colorado
The death penalty is legal, but there have been no executions since 2007.
Delaware
No death penalty since 2016.
Florida
The death penalty is legal.
Georgia
The death penalty is legal.
Hawaii
No death penalty since 1957.
Idaho
The death penalty is legal.
Illinois
No death penalty since 2011.
Indiana
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 2009.
Iowa
No death penalty since 1965.
Kansas
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 1965.
Kentucky
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 2008.
Louisiana
The death penalty is legal.
Maine
No death penalty since 1887.
Maryland
No death penalty since 2013.
Massachusetts
No death penalty since 1984.
Michigan
No death penalty since 1846.
Minnesota
No death penalty since 1911.
Mississippi
The death penalty is legal.
Missouri
The death penalty is legal.
Montana
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 2006.
Nebraska
The death penalty is legal.
New Jersey
No death penalty since 2007.
New Mexico
No death penalty since 2009.
New York
No death penalty since 2007.
Nevada
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 2006.
New Hampshire
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 1939.
North Carolina
The death penalty is legal but there have been no executions since 2006.
North Dakota
No death penalty since 1973.
Ohio
The death penalty is legal.
Oklahoma
The death penalty is legal.
Oregon
The death penalty is legal, but has been under a governor's moratorium since 2011, and there have been no executions since 1997.
Pennsylvania
The death penalty is legal, but has been under a governor's moratorium since 2015, and there have been no executions since 1999.
Rhode Island State Capitol Building
No death penalty since 1984.
South Carolina
The death penalty is legal.
South Dakota
The death penalty is legal.
Tennessee
The death penalty is legal.
Texas
The death penalty is legal, and the state holds the record for the most executions — 560 since 1976.
Utah
The death penalty is legal.
Vermont
No death penalty since 1964.
Virginia
The death penalty is legal.
Washington
No death penalty since 2018.
Wyoming
The death penalty is legal, but there have been no executions since 1992.
Wisconsin
No death penalty since 1853.
West Virginia
No death penalty since 1965.