Q4. Tell more about death penalty in the U.S.

In the U.S., having or not having the death penalty depends on the state.

States WITH the death penalty:

・Alabama

・Arizona

・Arkansas

・California

・Colorado

・Delaware

・Florida

・Georgia

・Idaho

・Indiana

・Kansas

・Kentucky

・Louisiana

・Mississippi

・Missouri

・Montana

・Nevada

・New Hampshire

・North Carolina

・Ohio

・Oklahoma

・Oregon

・Pennsylvania

・South Carolina

・South Dakota

・Tennessee

・Texas

・Utah

・Virginia

・Washington

・Wyoming

・U.S. Government

・U.S. Millitary

States WITHOUT the death penalty:

・Alaska

・Connecticut

・Hawaii

・Illinois

・Iowa

・Maine

・Maryland

・Massachusetts

・Michigan

・Minnesota

・Nebraska

・New Jersey

・New Mexico

・New York

・North Dakota

・Rhode Island

・Vermont

・West Virginia

・Wisconsin

・District of Columbia

The very recent ones that abolished death penalty are: Mexico (2009), Illinois (2011), Connecticut (2012), Maryland (2013), and Nebraska (2015).

[CITATION]

・DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/states-and-without-death-penalty

・NCSL. http://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/death-penalty.aspx