Capital punishment in Minnesota explained

Capital punishment was formerly used by the state and former territory of Minnesota until its abolition in 1911.[1]

Between 1854 and 1906, 66 people were executed by hanging in Minnesota.[2] Following the botched execution of William Williams in 1906, public opinion in the state turned against the death penalty.[3] In 1911, an abolition bill was signed into law, outlawing the death penalty in Minnesota.

Since 1911, there have been 23 attempts to reinstate the death penalty in Minnesota, with the most recent being in 2005, but none of these bills passed the Minnesota Legislature.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Capital Punishment in Minnesota. 2021-07-26. Minnesota State Law Library.
  2. Web site: Index by State - MINNESOTA. deathpenaltyusa.org. 5 March 2024.
  3. Web site: Woltman. Nick. 2016-02-12. This bungled St. Paul hanging caused Minnesota to abolish the death penalty. live. 2021-07-26. Twin Cities. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20160213094024/http://www.twincities.com/2016/02/12/from-the-archives-bungled-st-paul-hanging-was-minnesotas-last-execution/ . February 13, 2016 .
  4. Web site: Minnesota - Death Penalty Information Center. Deathpenaltyinfo.org. 15 November 2018.
  5. Web site: History of death penalty .

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