Will it be an old souvenir? Connecticut becomes 17th state to abolish death penalty

Map of Death Penalty State statutes in the United States Blue: No current death penalty statute Orange: Death penalty statute declared unconstitutional Yellow: No one executed since 1972 Red: Has performed execution since 1972

It was not the only states who abolished death penalty. Story of death penalty in Connecticut : Since Colonial days, it was applied as a law in Why did Connecticut abolish death penalty ? Conclusion.