Wyoming
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Milestones in abolition/reinstatement
Wyoming was one of the last states to ban the execution of juvenile offenders before the Supreme Court banned the practice in Roper v. Simmons. The state legislature passed a bill banning the death penalty for juveniles in 2004.
Other interesting facts
The last execution in Wyoming was that of Andrew Pixley in 1965.
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