Capital punishment in Minnesota
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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.[1]
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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Capital Punishment in Minnesota". Minnesota State Law Library. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Index by State - MINNESOTA". deathpenaltyusa.org. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
- ^ Woltman, Nick (February 12, 2016). "This bungled St. Paul hanging caused Minnesota to abolish the death penalty". Twin Cities. Archived from the original on February 13, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
- ^ "Minnesota - Death Penalty Information Center". Deathpenaltyinfo.org. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^ "History of death penalty".
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