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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

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
  • Alaska
  • Hawaii
  • Iowa
  • Maine
  • Mass.
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • No. Dakota
  • Rhode Island
  • Vermont
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wash, DC
  • Puerto Rico