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When did America stop hanging as a punishment?

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Death by hanging remains an option for prisoners on death row as an alternative to lethal injection in two states: New Hampshire and Washington. As of March 2011, Billy Bailey, hanged Jan. 25, 1996, in Delaware, was the last American to die by hanging before Delaware abolished the method.
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Death Penalty Information Center: Methods of Execution
Clark County Prosecutor: Methods of Execution
Executed Today: 1996: Billy Bailey, the last American hanged
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