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U.S. States without Death Penalty

As of 2021, 23 US states have abolished the capital punishment. How many can you name?
According to deathpenaltyinfo.org, retrieved March 28, 2021
I've added states with gubernational moratoria.
These states have NOT yet abolished the capital punishment!
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Abolitionist States
1847
Michigan
1853
Wisconsin
1887
Maine
1911
Minnesota
1929
Puerto Rico
1957
Alaska
1957
Hawaii
1965
Iowa
1965
West Virginia
1972
Vermont
1973
North Dakota
1981
District of Columbia
1984
Massachusetts
Abolitionist States
1984
Rhode Island
2007
New Jersey
2007
New York
2009
New Mexico
2011
Illinois
2012
Connecticut
2013
Maryland
2016
Delaware
2018
Washington
2019
New Hampshire
2020
Colorado
2021
Virginia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gubernatiorial Moratoria
2011
Oregon
2015
Pennsylvania
2019
California
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Level 52
Mar 28, 2021
Great quiz! Please add Colorado and Virginia.
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Level 70
Mar 28, 2021
Very happy that this quiz requires frequent updating :)
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Level 51
Mar 28, 2021
😌
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Level 55
Mar 28, 2021
agreed!
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Level 55
Apr 3, 2021
Proud to see my home state is leading the way!