Yes, I'll Choose Hanging
(click the state to get specific information about the methods authorized)
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Lethal Injection | 836 | 37* states + U.S. Military and U.S. Gov't | Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York*, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming, U.S. Military, U.S. Government * New York's death penalty was declared unconstitutional on June 24, 2004. |
Electrocution | 152 | 10 states (Nebraska is the only state that requires electrocution) | Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, [Illinois], Kentucky, Nebraska, [Oklahoma], South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia |
Gas Chamber | 11 | 5 states (all have lethal injection as an alternative method) | Arizona, California, Maryland, Missouri, [Wyoming] |
Hanging | 3 | 2 states (all have lethal injection as an alternative method) | New Hampshire, Washington |
Firing Squad | 2 | 2* states (all have lethal injection as an alternative method) | Idaho, [Oklahoma], Utah** ** Utah offers the firing squad only for inmates who chose this method prior to its elimination as an option. |
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