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What was the last state that used hanging for death penalty cases?
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Since the introduction of lethal injection as a means of carrying out capital punishment the gallows has fallen out of favor. But until very recently Montana and Washington states still used this method of execution. Both states executed inmates in the 1990's. The state of Delaware hung an inmate in 1996. This was most likely the last hanging in the U.S.
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No,the state of Nebraska does not have the death penalty.
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No,the state of Missouri does not have the death penalty.
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No. In fact, Wisconsin was the first state in the US to abolish the death penalty, back in 1853.
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Yes, Ohio has the death penalty. They have executed 32 individuals since 1976. But their death penalty is different, they use the lethal injection method.
