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by tripwire on February 5th, 2007

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How many different methods of execution are still used in the U.S today?

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  • by canadianhelper on February 5th, 2007

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    Death penalty info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States

    Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.

    Authorized methods of execution by state:

    http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/article.php?scid=8&did=245#state

    Alabama
    Effective 7/1/02, lethal injection will be administered unless the inmate requests electrocution.
    Arizona
    Authorizes lethal injection for persons sentenced after 11/15/92; those sentenced before that date may select lethal injection or lethal gas.
    Arkansas
    Authorizes lethal injection for persons committing a capital offense after 7/4/83; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or electrocution.
    California
    Provides that lethal injection be administered unless the inmate requests lethal gas.
    Colorado
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Connecticut
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Delaware
    Lethal Injection is the sole method. Hanging was an alternative for those whose offense occurred prior to 6/13/86, but as of July 2003 no inmates on death row were elligible to choose this alternative and Delaware dismantled its gallows.
    Florida
    Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and electrocution
    Georgia
    Lethal injection is the sole method. (On October 5, 2001, the Georgia Supreme Court held that the electric chair was cruel and unusual punishment and struck down the state's use of the method)
    Idaho
    Authorizes firing squad only if lethal injection is "impractical".
    Illinois
    Lethal injection is the state's method. However, it authorizes electrocution if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional.
    Indiana
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Kansas
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Kentucky
    Authorizes lethal injection for those convicted after March 31, 1998; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or electrocution
    Louisiana
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Maryland
    Authorizes lethal injection for those whose capital offenses occurred on or after 3/25/94; those who committed the offense before that date may select lethal injection or lethal gas.
    Mississippi
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Missouri
    Authorizes lethal injection or lethal gas; the statute leaves unclear who decides what method to use, the inmate or the Director of the Missouri Department of Corrections.
    Montana
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Nebraska
    Electrocution is the sole method.
    Nevada
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    New Hampshire
    Authorizes hanging only if lethal injection cannot be given.
    New Jersey
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    New Mexico
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    New York
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    (On June 24, 2004, the death penalty statute of New York was declared unconstitutional)
    North Carolina
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Ohio
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Oklahoma
    Authorizes electrocution if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional and firing squad if both lethal injection and electrocution are held unconstitutional.
    Oregon
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Pennsylvania
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    South Carolina
    Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and electrocution
    South Dakota
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Tennessee
    Authorizes lethal injection for those who committed crimes after Jan. 1, 1999; others choose between the electric chair and lethal injection.
    Texas
    Lethal injection is the sole method.
    Utah
    Lethal Injection is the sole method of execution. Firing squad was chosen by some inmates prior to the passage of legislation banning the practice, and is only available for those inmates.
    Virginia
    Allows prisoners to choose between lethal injection and electrocution
    Washington
    Provides that lethal injection be administered unless the inmate requests hanging.
    Wyoming
    Authorizes lethal gas if lethal injection is ever held to be unconstitutional
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    U.S. Military
    Lethal injection is the sole method
    U.S. Government
    The method of execution of Federal prisoners for offenses under the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is that of the state in which the conviction took place, pursuant to 18 USC 3596. If the state has no death penalty, the judge may chose the method of another state. For offenses under the 1988 Drug Kingpin Law, the method of executions is lethal injection, pursuant to 28 CFR, Part 26.

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