United States Supreme Court
Status of the juvenile death penalty prior to Roper v. Simmons by state
National Consensus on the Juvenile Death Penalty
(prior to Roper v. Simmons)
No Death Penalty for Juveniles |
No Juvenile Offenders Executed Since 1976 |
No Juveniles Currently on Death Row |
No Death Penalty |
(31 States) |
(43 States) |
(38 States) |
(12 States) |
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- Ohio
- Oregon
- So. Dakota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Wyoming
- US Govt
- US Military
- PLUS: 12 States with no death penalty
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ALL STATES EXCEPT:
- Texas
- So. Carolina
- Louisiana
- Missouri*
- Georgia
- Virginia
- Oklahoma
*Later Banned |
ALL STATES EXCEPT:
- Texas
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- Arizona
- Mississippi
- No. Carolina
- Florida
- Georgia
- So. Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- Nevada
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- Alaska
- Hawaii
- Iowa
- Maine
- Mass.
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- No. Dakota
- Rhode Island
- Vermont
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wash, DC
- Puerto Rico
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