UNITED STATES: PRO-DEATH PENALTY
States without the Death Penalty                                           States with the Death Penalty

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Alabama  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisian  Maryland  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico New York   North Carolina  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvannia South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Virginia Washington  Wyoming

TEXAS USES THE DEATH PENALTY THE MOST, EXECUTING AN AMAZING 206 HUMANS SINCE THE DEATH PENALTY WAS REINSTATED IN 1976. VIRGINIA IS A DISTANT SECOND EXECUTING 75 PEOPLE.

                    REGIONAL USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY
THE SOUTHEASTERN REGION OF THE UNITED STATES USES THE DEATH PENALTY MORE THAN ANY OTHER REGION IN THE UNITED STATES. THE NORTHWEST REGION USES THE DEATH PENALTY THE LEAST (FROM THE STATES THAT HAVE THE DEATH PENALTY.)SOUTHERN REGION: (BROWN)  NORTHWEST REGION: (YELLOW)
WHY DO SOUTHERNERS USE THE DEATH PENALTY SO MUCH? (SOUTHERN STRATEGY)

*EIGHTY (80) PERCENT OF ALL EXECUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES AVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE SOUTHERN REGION ALONE.
THAT IS 493 EXECUTIONS OUT OF THE 617 SINCE THE DEATH PENALTY WAS REINSTATED IN 1976.