How many states in US are practicing capital punishment?and what are they?

Question

How many states in US are practicing capital punishment?and what are they?

Answer 1

36 states allow it but very few carry it out. 36 states allow it but few execute anyone.

The 36 states are:

Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,

Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana,

Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland,

Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,

New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,

Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina,

South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia,

Washington, Wyoming

In 2006-7, most states carried out no more than 1 execution:

Alabama 4, Arizona 1, California 1, Florida 4, Georgia 1, Indiana 3, Mississippi 1, Montana 1, North Carolina 4, Nevada 1, Ohio 7, Oklahoma 7, South Carolina 2, South Dakota 1, Tennessee 3, Texas 50, Virginia 4,

The other 33 states carried out no executions at all.

In 2008, as of August 31, there have been 20 executions:

Texas 8,  Virginia 4, Georgia 2, Mississippi 2, Florida 1, Oklahoma 1, Florida 1, South Carolina 1.

www.deathpenaltyinfo.org

Click on execution database.

Answer 2

I know California does. Of course it takes 10-20 yrs to get the job done. Sure didn't take any time to get rid of Sadam though....hmmmm?

Answer 3

Alaska, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, District of Columbia.

Those are the current states that do not have a Death Penalty being used.

All other states have a Death Penalty (or Capital Punishment) of some kind in place.

New York ruled theirs as unconstitutional as of 2004 and no longer has a Death Penalty

Answer 4

We execute murderers in Texas.

A lot of states are too liberal to execute them.