2006-12-07 12:13:44 · 9 answers · asked by JT 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's still legal in Washington and New Hampshire, however the last hanging in the US was of Rainey Bethea, on August 14, 1936, in Owensboro, Kentucky.
2006-12-07 12:18:59 · answer #1 · answered by b_plenge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the info on the internet about Washington state is wrong...not updated. I live in Washington and we have not offered hanging as an option for at least 10 years because an idiot on death row was too heavy to hang and he knew it so that is how he chose to die so they changed the laws.
2006-12-07 12:58:09 · answer #2 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, I do not know but it ought to be legal in all 50!
2006-12-07 12:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by tcbtoday123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think only one state still does hanging. wisconsin.
2006-12-07 12:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by Katie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Washington and New Hampshire
2006-12-07 12:16:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The last I heard, it was Utah when I was researching the death penalty.
2006-12-07 17:39:09 · answer #6 · answered by Bounty Hunter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think any actually still execute by hanging, they mostly use lethal injections now.
2006-12-07 12:16:38 · answer #7 · answered by Fluffington Cuddlebutts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting....is that considered 'Cruel and Unusual" if the convicted's neck doesn't break.....
2006-12-07 12:21:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont think they hang anymore........so..none!!
2006-12-07 12:16:36 · answer #9 · answered by bill_spenser777 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋