An alternate world map showing death penalty laws.States have differing death penalty laws in the US.
Map of death penalty
no death penalty
death penalty not applied for at least 10 years
death penalty only used in times of war
used against adults (regardless of peacetime/wartime)
used against adults and adolescents
* NOTE: In March 2005 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that no crime commited by a person under the age of 18 is punishable by the death penalty. The remaining nations that allow executions of minors are: Bangladesh, China, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. See Capital punishment in the United States, Ages of condemned prisoners for more information.
Map of death penalty * dark blue: no death penalty * light blue: death penalty not applied for 10 years * brown: d.p. only in times of war * orange: used against adults * red: used against adults and adolescents {{GFDL}}