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What states use capital punishment as an ultimate punishment for juveniles?
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∙ 15y ago
None. Since 2005, it has been illegal to execute anyone under the age of 18.
In 2005, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Roper v. Simmons that under the "evolving standards of decency" test, it was cruel and unusual punishment to execute a person who was under the age of 18 at the time of the offense.
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∙ 11y ago38 of the states and in all federal jurisdictions.
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How many juveniles were on death row in 2008?
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