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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Capital_punishment_by_theCapital punishment by the United States federal government

    Capital punishment is a legal punishment under the criminal justice system of the United States federal government. It is the most serious punishment that could be imposed under federal law. The serious crimes that warrant this punishment include treason, espionage, murder, large-scale drug trafficking, or attempted murder of a witness, juror ...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_people_executed_byList of people executed by the United States federal government

    List of death row inmates held by the United States federal government. Capital punishment by the United States federal government. Capital punishment in the United States. List of people executed for crimes committed within the District of Columbia.

    No.
    Name
    Race
    Age
    1
    Timothy McVeigh
    White
    33
    2
    Juan Raul Garza
    Hispanic
    44
    3
    Louis Jones Jr.
    Black
    53
    4
    Daniel Lewis Lee
    White
    47

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  4. www.britannica.com › topic › capital-punishment-incapital punishment in the United States - Encyclopedia Britannica

    Mar 21, 2024 · Capital punishment was reinstated in 1975 and abolished in 2020. Connecticut (CT) not legal: none: Capital punishment was reinstated in 1973 and abolished in 2012. Delaware (DE) not legal: none: Capital punishment was reinstated in 1974 and abolished in 2016. District of Columbia (DC) not legal: none: Capital punishment was abolished in 1981 ...

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  5. www.ojp.gov › publications › capital-punishment-2016Capital Punishment, 2016 | Office of Justice Programs

    Apr 1, 2018 · Capital Punishment, 2016. NCJ Number. 251430. Author (s) Elizabeth Davis; Tracy L. Snell. Date Published. April 2018. Length. 18 pages. Annotation.

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  7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › Capital_punishment_inCapital punishment in the United States - Simple English ...

    As of 2021, capital punishment is legal in 27 out of 50 states. [1] . The federal government and the United States military have capital punishment. The United States is the only Western country that has capital punishment. [2] History. Colonial America. Virginia.

  8. bjs.ojp.gov › content › pubCapital Punishment, 2016 - Bureau of Justice Statistics

    Highlights. At year-end 2016, a total of 32 states and the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) held 2,814 prisoners under sentence of death, which was 58 (2%) fewer than at year-end 2015.