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Connecticut becomes 17th state to abolish death penalty. Will it be an old souvenir?. Map of Death Penalty State statutes in the United States Blue : No current death penalty statute Orange : Death penalty statute declared unconstitutional Yellow : No one executed since 1972
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Connecticut becomes 17th state to abolishdeath penalty Will itbe an old souvenir?
Map of Death Penalty State statutes in the United States Blue: No current death penalty statute Orange: Death penalty statute declared unconstitutional Yellow: No one executed since 1972 Red: Has performed execution since 1972
It was not the only states whoabolisheddeath penalty . • Story of death penalty in Connecticut :Since Colonial days , itwasapplied as a law in 1972 . • Whydid Connecticut abolishdeath penalty ? • Conclusion .