Execution Facts & Figures
- Pending Executions
- Executions by year:
- U.S. Executions by State
- Executions Totals by Year Since 1976
- Methods of Execution in the U.S.
| Lethal Injection | Electrocution | Lethal Gas | Hanging | Firing Squad |
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Alabama * Arizona a Arkansas b California * Colorado Connecticut Delaware c Florida * Georgia Idaho * Illinoisj Indiana Kansas Kentucky k Louisiana Maryland e Mississippi Missouri * Montana Nevada New Hampshire g New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina Ohio * Oklahoma h Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina * South Dakota Tennessee d Texas Utah* U.S. Military U.S. Government Virginia * Washington * Wyomingi |
Alabama * Arkansas b Florida * Illinois j Kentucky k Nebraska Oklahoma h South Carolina * Tennessee d |
Arizona a California * Maryland e Missouri * Wyoming i |
Delaware c New Hampshire g Washington * |
Idaho * Oklahoma h Utah * |
Note: Federal prisoners are executed by lethal injection, pursuant to 28 CFR, part 26. However, for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, the method is that of the state in which the conviction took place, pursuant to 18 USC 3596.
* Authorizes two (2) methods of execution.
aAuthorizes lethal injection for those sentenced after 11/15/92; those sentenced before that date may choose lethal injection or lethal gas.
bAuthorizes lethal injection for offenses committed on or after after 7/4/83; those who committed a crime before that date may choose lethal injection or electrocution.
cAuthorizes lethal injection for offenses after 6/13/86; those who committed offenses before that date may choose lethal injection or hanging.
dAuthorizes lethal injection for those sentenced after 12/31/98; those sentenced before that date may choose lethal injection or electrocution.
e Authorizes lethal injection for all inmates as of 3/25/94. One inmate, convicted before that date, has chosen lethal gas.
f Authorizes lethal injection for those convicted after 7/1/84 and lethal gas for those convicted earlier.
gAuthorizes hanging only if lethal injection cannot be given.
h Authorizes electrocution if lethal injection is ever held unconstitutional and firing squad if both lethal injection and electrocution are held unconstitutional.
i Authorizes lethal gas if lethal injection is ever held unconstitutional.
j Authorizes lethal injection. If lethal injection is ever held unconstitutional, then electrocution is authorized.
k Authorizes lethal injection for those sentenced after 3/31/98; those sentenced before that date may choose lethal injection or electrocution.
