1. Will this soon be an old souvenir all across the US? Connecticut becomes the 17th state to abolish the death penalty in the US

2. Map of Death Penalty 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

3. It was not the only state which abolished the death penalty. Story of death penalty in Connecticut : Since Colonial days it was applied as a law in 1972. Why did Connecticut abolish the death penalty ? Conclusion