Capital punishment in Indiana

Capital punishment in Indiana

A total of 19 individuals convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Indiana in the United States since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1977. Since 1995 only the method of lethal injection is allowed.

Federal executions

Terre Haute, Indiana is the site of the Federal Correctional Complex, where the death row of the Federal government is located. Since the reinstatement of the death penalty, three people have had their sentences carried out at Terre Haute, including Timothy McVeigh, implicated in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings. These executions are separate from those on this list, which is for those executed by the state government of Indiana.

See also

* Capital punishment in the United States

External links

* [http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/crime/capital_punishment/deathrow.html Capital Punishment in Indiana- Indianapolis Star]


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