Wyoming legislators in both the House and Senate have passed a measure to ban the death penalty for those who are under 18 at the time of their crime, marking the second time in one week that a legislative body in the United States has passed a ban on capital punishment for juvenile offenders. The bill now goes to Wyoming Governor Dave Freudenthal for his signature to become law. (Feb. 27, 2004). Earlier in the week, South Dakota’s legislature voted to outlaw the practice (read more). The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the constitutionality of the juvenile death penalty this fall when it hears arguments in Roper v. Simmons. See DPIC’s Roper v. Simmons page. See Juvenile Death Penalty.
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- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). Wyoming Legislators Vote to Ban Juvenile Death Penalty. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/wyoming-legislators-vote-to-ban-juvenile-death-penalty
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Wyoming Legislators Vote to Ban Juvenile Death Penalty.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/wyoming-legislators-vote-to-ban-juvenile-death-penalty.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “Wyoming Legislators Vote to Ban Juvenile Death Penalty.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/wyoming-legislators-vote-to-ban-juvenile-death-penalty. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.