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Three states abolished the death penalty for murder during the 19th century: Michigan (which Only executed 1 prisoner and is the first government in the English-speaking world to abolish capital punishment) [38] in 1847, Wisconsin in 1853, and Maine in 1887.
List of most recent executions by jurisdiction § United States; List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976;
Capital punishment is retained in law by 55 UN member states or observer states, with 140 having abolished it in law or in practice.The most recent legal executions performed by nations and other entities with criminal law jurisdiction over the people present within its boundaries are listed below.
The following are the five states with the most executions since the early 1980s, according to the Death Penalty Information Center: Texas, 591. Oklahoma, 126. Virginia, 113. Florida, 106 ...
Prisoners sentenced to death by United States jurisdictions (53 C) A. Capital punishment in Alabama (2 C, 13 P) Capital punishment in Alaska (2 P)
List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976; List of most recent executions by jurisdiction; List of people executed in the United States in 2025; List of people executed in Texas, 2020–present; List of women executed in the United States since 1976; List of death row inmates in the United States who have exhausted their appeals
List of death row inmates in the United States; List of exonerated death row inmates § 2019; List of juveniles executed in the United States since 1976; List of most recent executions by jurisdiction; List of people scheduled to be executed in the United States; List of women executed in the United States since 1976
Minnesota experienced a 17-year moratorium on executions between 1868 and 1885 due to the passage of a law limiting the application of the death penalty in the state; the law was passed in 1868 and repealed in 1883. [3] Capital punishment in Minnesota was officially abolished on April 22, 1911. No executions have taken place in Minnesota since ...